President of the Russian Tennis Federation Shamil Tarpishchev explained to Metaratings.ru why the Russian team would be one of the Davis Cup favorites in the next few years.
— In 2021, Russia won two major international tournaments — the Davis Cup for men and the Billie Jean King Cup for women. Without the suspension, would you have been able to repeat the success in 2022?
– With Billie Jean King, it’s probably more difficult, because for women, 15 people in the rankings is about the same thing, with the exception of Schwentek. There is a lot more competition. We won largely thanks to the skills of the coaches. We are grateful to the Kunitsyn-Andreev alliance. Replacing Pavlyuchenkova with Samsonova in the last game is the art of the coach in the last game against Switzerland in 2021.
As for the guys, we have a flat bench and, with a high probability, we would be favorites for several years. Favorites does not mean winner. I’m a fan of the old Davis Cup format. If we compare it to chess, the tournament has now gone from moving chess to a blitz. In a five-set match, first, the game is more interesting and the coach has more influence in the match. Second, the strongest players win more often than in blitz.
The Russian team has won the Davis Cup three times – in 2002, 2006 and 2021. Three more times the Russian team has reached the final of the tournament – in 1994, 1995 and 2007. In mid-March 2022, the Russian team has been suspended from participating in the Davis Cup.
Source : MatchTV
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