The Moroccan national tennis team will face its Indian counterpart on September 16 and 17 in Lucknow, in the (northern) state of Uttar Pradesh, in matches that count towards the Davis Cup World Group 1 qualifiers.
Morocco has solidified its position in group 2, thanks to its victory last February in Abidjan against Ivory Coast (3-1). In the match against India, the Moroccan team will consist of Mehdi Tahiri (team captain), Adam Moundir, Elliot Benchetrit, Yassine Dlimi, Younes Alami Laaroussi and Walid Ahouda.
Zakaria Zemrani, member of the steering committee of the Royal Moroccan Tennis Federation (FRMT), stated, in a statement to MAP, that the federation has prepared all the necessary conditions to prepare for this meeting. Mr Zemrani, who leads the Moroccan delegation, noted that the meeting will not be easy for the national team who will have to fight with experienced players, and who, moreover, will be supported by their public at home. “However, we remain confident in the potential of our players who can qualify for Group 1,” he said.
Meanwhile, the captain of the Moroccan team, Mehdi Tahiri, is confident in the potential of Moroccan players who will defend the national colors. The players traveled to India with the ambition to bring back glory, he said. “The national team is complete, very young, full of promise, with a lot of positive energy, desire to defend the national colours,” Tahiri said, adding that the encounter will be “very difficult” against experienced Indian players. , especially in doubles. “Team India players are ranked in the top 20 in the world in doubles and are also ranked higher in singles.
The meeting will be very difficult. “Moreover, we will play on a fast surface and we don’t yet know the condition of the field,” said the national team captain. However, Mehdi Tahiri emphasized that “on paper” rankings are not the deciding factor in Davis Cup matches, where competitiveness, courage and will are crucial to winning the match. “Our players for the most part have the physical and mental capabilities to look for wins against players at this ranking and they have done so. “This week we will train team spirit, the spirit to win, competitiveness… This mentality will be the main capital for victory,” he said. Administered by the International Tennis Federation, the Davis Cup is the most prestigious international men’s team tennis competition.
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