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DAVIS CUP ROVING REPORTER Davis Cup Finals: Roving Reporter The Russian Tennis Federation may have received the plaudits – and rightly so – for a fantastic Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals campaign, but many spellbinding stories unfolded during a gripping event. Here is a sample of those engrossing tales…. ROBERTO QUIROZ (ECU) ON WHAT DAVIS CUP MEANS TO HIM AND HIS TEAMMATES Davis Cup has always been like a religion. Going to a Davis Cup tie was, for me, like religious people going to Mass on Sunday and I grew up with that. To be here in this position with our rankings, it has a lot to do with what Davis Cup means to us. We have always had incredible results that people are like, 'whoa, what's going on?', but I believe that's because of the union of our team. Being at the Finals is a memory that we're going to save forever. " " GERALD MELZER (AUT) ON HIS INJURY ORDEAL AND DREAM OF REPRESENTING AUSTRIA AGAIN I am not going to lie, the last three years have been a nightmare and I honestly never expected to be on the Davis Cup team again. It was hard seeing other players play the tournaments you love to play and meeting up with the Davis Cup team. In truth, I never thought I would hear the Austrian anthem again as a player. When I was trying to get back, Davis Cup and playing for Austria was a big incentive. " " ITF World Winter 2021 13