The Argentine Davis Cup team is set to take on its Turkish counterpart on Saturday and Sunday, with a place at next year’s Qualifiers at stake. The series will be hosted at the Ruca Che stadium in Neuquén.

Argentina aims to defend its status among the Davis Cup elite, after losing 3-2 to South Korea in the first round of the 2026 Davis Cup Qualifiers, held in February in Busan. 

The Davis Cup format has teams competing to climb the ladder into the end-of-year finals twice a year, with losers from the February window taking on winners from the series below in September. A win for Argentina means a return to the Qualifiers stage, while a loss will force them to defend a World Group I team status next February.

Cerúndolo looking forward to a loud stadium

Team captain Javier Frana confirmed Francisco Cerúndolo, Thiago Tirante, Mariano Navone, Guido Andreozzi, and Andrés Molteni as the players to take on Türkiye.

Leading singles player Cerúndolo is undoubtedly the star of the lot. The 28-year-old was coming off a rough patch of form, having won a single match since claiming his second title of the season at the Queen’s ATP 500 tournament in June. 

He picked up the slack at the US Open, where he reached the round of 16 to complete his best-ever performance at the last major of the year and became the world No. 23.

Cerúndolo weighed in on the importance of Argentina hosting the series, insisting it will be a key factor.

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© Buenos Aires Herald