Nicolas David Ionel falls short to Aristotle Thanos 6-4, 3-6, 2-6 in the play-off to retain Davis Cup World Group I.

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Nicholas David Ionel lost his Davis Cup match to Aristotle Thanos

Romania failed in the play-offs to remain in Davis Cup World Group I.

Nicolas David Ionel, a Romanian player ranked 265th in the ATP ranking, was defeated in three sets by Aristotle Thanos of Greece, a player ranked 1433rd in the ATP ranking.

The Romanian won the first set 6-4, but his opponent came back and turned the tide, managing to win after two hours and 19 minutes.

Davis Cup, Greece – Romania schedule

The match between Greece and Romania in the Davis Cup World Group I play-off takes place at the Lyosia Olympic Sports Hall in Athens.

• Saturday, February 3

Stefanos Tsitsipas – Marius Kopil 6-3, 6-4

Aristotle Thanos – Nicholas Ionel 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

• Sunday, February 4 / from 12:00

Stefanos Tsitsipas / Petros Tsitsipas – Marius Kopil / Victor Vlad Cornea

Stefanos Tsitsipas – Nicholas Ionel

Aristotle Thanos – Marius Child.

Greece – Romania, team composition

Romania: Marius Copil (294 ATP singles), Nicolas David Ionel (265 ATP), Cesar Kretsu (364 ATP), Luca Preda (1095 ATP) and Viktor Vlad Cornea (69 ATP doubles).

Greece: Stefanos Tsitsipas (10 ATP), Alexandros Skorilas (753 ATP), Ioannis Xilas (1286 ATP), Aristotelis Thanos (1428 ATP) and Petros Tsitsipas (95 ATP doubles).

Know:

• This is the third meeting of the two teams in the Davis Cup, each of them has one victory.

• In 1933, Greece won 4-1 in Athens in the second round of the European zone.

• Romania won in 1970 with a score of 5-0 in Bucharest, in the quarters of the European zone, the victories were scored by Ilie Nestase, Ion Ciriac, Viorel Marku, Sever Muresan and the pair of Ilie Nestase/Ion Ciriac.