S.-PETERSBURG, January 6, Sergey Yaremenko. The head of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTP) Shamil Tarpishchev called the victory of the Russian national team in the match against the Italians and the team's entry into the semifinals of the ATP Cup in Sydney as «fantastic». Daniil Medvedev/Roman Safiullin duet on Thursday the decisive doubles meeting of the third match of the group round of the ATP Cup beat Italians Matteo Berrettini/Yannick Sinner with a score of 5: 7, 6: 4, 10: 5. Earlier, Safiullin lost to Sinner — 6: 7 (6: 8), 3: 6, and Medvedev won over Berrettini — 6: 2, 6: 7 (5: 7), 6: 4. “This is fantastic! The match was very equal. Berrettini played beyond praise. I have not seen him play all three sets against Medvedev like that. But Daniil is the leader, and the climate in the team is ideal. This emotionality, which is in the team, gives a lot of positive. Safiullin shows his best tennis, his all support. We got a good combination. Roman had a chance to beat Sinner, but he jumped over his head anyway, «Tarpischev said.» We have a difficult pair — this is not a classic doubles combination, but the Italians also play about the same. luck. Medvedev's leadership is of tremendous importance. He knows how to speak and support. Due to this, Safiullin plays better. We played great, well done! Now let's hope to continue in the semifinals and finals, «Tarpischev said.
