President of the Russian Tennis Federation Shamil Tarpishchev told that leading Russian tennis players will not come to the Friendship Games because this tournament is of lower importance than the US Open, which will be held on the same dates.
The 2024 World Friendship Games will be held from September 15 to 29 in Moscow and Yekaterinburg. The prize money for gold medal winning athletes will be $40,000, second place athletes will receive $30,000 and third place athletes will receive $20,000.
— Will top tennis players come to this tournament?
“We don’t have a base yet where we can play.” Whether they succeed or not is important. Timing is also important. If it’s September, everyone will play the US Open. Of course, no one will come (to the Friendship Games). There is a points tournament, but not here. Whoever fights for the ranking and the Olympics will not come.
— Even the big prizes announced at the Friendship Games won’t force you to come?
– Do you think there are more of them there than in Grand Slam tournaments? “Hardly,” Tarpishchev told .
Source : MatchTV
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