Romania’s Davis Cup team for the meeting with Bulgaria, which will count for qualification in World Group I, is made up of tennis players Filip Jianu, Cezar Crețu, Adrian Boitan, Victor Cornea and Bogdan Pavel, announced on Wednesday, the Romanian Federation of Tennis.
The Silver Salad Bowl, the trophy awarded for winning the Davis Cup
For the Davis Cup match, which will take place at the Multipurpose Hall in Craiova, on January 31 and February 1, Filip Jianu (23 years old, ATP 218), Cezar Crețu (23 years old, ATP 309) and Adrian Boitan (25 years old, ATP 370) are retained for the singles matches, and Victor Cornea (31 years old, ATP 91, doubles) and Bogdan Pavel (25 years old, ATP 255, doubles) will form the doubles team.
Child was not summoned
An important name is missing from the tricolor team: Marius Copil from Arada. At the age of 34, he did not retire from tennis, but he reduced his participation in competitions and reached the 1,021st place.
Bulgaria will be represented by Adrian Andreev (23 years old, ATP 217), Petr Nesterov (21 years old, ATP 431 singles, ATP 311 doubles), Aleksandr Donski (26 years old, ATP 229 doubles), Ianaki Milev (20 years old, ATP 497 singles , ATP 405 doubles), Ilian Radulov (19 years old, ATP 538).
Romania and Bulgaria have only met once before in the Davis Cup, in 1988, when the tricolors achieved a decisive victory with a score of 5-0. The winner of the meeting between Romania and Bulgaria will advance to World Group I in September 2025, and the defeated team will play in World Group II.
