Athletistic/Tennis. President of the Russian Tennis Federation (RFT) Shamil Tarpishchev believes that the Russian team could now win the Davis Cup several times in a row. Since 2022, Russians have been deprived of the opportunity to participate in team tennis tournaments.
“Russia would be the favorite for the Davis Cup, with a combination of favorable circumstances we could win this tournament several times. It is realistic that we are favorites because two of our players – Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev – are in the top five according to the ATP ranking, our team is very strong, there is interchangeability, a great atmosphere within the team, because the guys have known each other since childhood.
It’s a shame we’re not playing the Davis Cup now. The fact that we do not compete like the Russian team is the position of the international federation. It all depends on the people. Some act according to the principle “Sport is outside politics”, others do not,” Tarpishchev was quoted as saying by Match TV.
The Russian national team has won the Davis Cup three times in its history. This happened for the first time in 2002, then repeated in 2006 and the last time in 2021. Note that the International Tennis Federation (ITF) is responsible for Russia’s withdrawal from the Davis Cup, while that the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in all their tournaments on a neutral basis. Status.
Source: Sport
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