BUENOS AIRES: Spain captain Emilio Sanchez Vicario is not worried about the prospect of facing a hostile Argentine crowd in the Davis Cup final this weekend.

"We know the public here understand tennis, it's a sport which is well followed," Sanchez Vicario told reporters in the resort of Mar del Plata where the final will be played from November 21-23. "It's normal for them to support the home players and to want them to win. I hope it will all be with in the sporting parameters in which tennis is played. We are more worried about the players."

Spanish player Feliciano Lopez also played down worries over a hot reception. "We're used to playing away from home with the crowd against us," he said.