One of the sports that has done the best in recent years has been tennis thanks to the performances of athletes such as Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in doubles, as well as the impressive performances of Camila Osorio. And this year seems to be special for the tennis player from Cucuta after what was done in 2021.
Despite being forced to withdraw from Indian Wells, the world number 35 is hoping to recover as quickly as possible To appear again on the tennis courts. Moreover, it was known in the last hours that he would not be a part of the Miami Masters 1000 to defend his title in the Colsanitas Cup in Bogota.
In addition to that too The team that will represent Colombia in the upcoming Billie Jean King Cup series has been confirmed Between the 13th and 16th of April. This tournament, formerly known as the FA Cup, is similar to the Davis Cup but in the women’s branch.
The Colombian Tennis Federation reports that Fabiola Zuluaga has identified the team that will lead the international competition.
summoned
Camila Osorio, 35 years old classification WTA singles.
– Maria Fernanda Hirazo, 475 from classification WTA singles and 335 WTA singles.
– Juliana Lizarazu, 399 from classification WTA compounding.
– Maria Paulina Perez, 432 from classification WTA compounding.
Without a doubt, the good news is that Camila Osorio is on the team because she is the No. 1 racket in the country and 35th in the world. “It is his fifth call-up to play the Billie Jean King Cup, a tournament in which he has a positive tally of nine singles wins in the 13 matches he has played. His debut was in 2016 against Paraguay,” Fedecoltenis noted.
“Colombia Colsanitas will face Group A from the American region this year, an example in which Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico and Paraguay will participate. Everyone will meet at the Salinas Golf and Tennis Stadium, on concrete courts, to meet the two teams that will qualify for the playoffs in November 2022.”
About the evolution of the tournament, “The eight teams will be divided into two groups from four countries“, those who will fight to keep the first two spots in each group to reach the semi-finals.” The two first-place finishers will advance to the semi-finals, where the two teams who hold a ticket will be determined for the winners. qualifiers“.
“The four teams that finished third and fourth will play two qualifying matches that determine the two nations that will be relegated to Group Two of the American Zone,” ends Fedecoltenis’ notice.
new sponsor
Billie Jean King Cup Selected List Joins the already confirmed Davis Cup event in the men’s category. In addition to equipping equipment, at the end of February it was known that they would release clothes in 2022.
“The Colombian Tennis Federation is pleased to announce that Lotto, one of the sportswear brands In the world, it has become the new sponsor of Colombian tennis,” Fedecoltenis reported in an official statement.
In 2021, Colombia wore the Spanish brand Joma. Continuing to support global companies, the Italian textile company will brand the famous yellow jersey representing Colombian teams.
The federation confirmed that “the union between the Colombian Tennis Federation and Lotto will start next March, and it is the official uniform of the Columbia Davis Cup team, which will play the playoff series against the United States in Reno, Nevada.”
The notification highlights statements by Clara Sofia Lopez, Lotto’s regional marketing director, who considers the Italian company to have excelled “especially in the tennis category.” Taking into account, as well as the experience and recognition of the Colombian Tennis Federation, we wanted to unite in order to achieve a position as the number one tennis brand in Colombia,” he added.
In addition, Fedecoltenis revealed that The agreement would be for “the next two years” as the “Davis Cup Team Billie Jean King Cup Team Uniform”.the youth of South America, the Colombia team for the PAD program and all those teams that represent the country in the international team tournaments.
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