Tennis, Davis Cup – online broadcast December 2, 2021, Russia – Sweden, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Aslan Karatsev
Daniil Salnikov
Daniil Medvedev won a key victory in the match with Carreno-Busta, and, what is important, in two sets. After that, the Russians had to take one game in a pair until the playoffs. But the victory in the doubles match left the Spanish national team behind, made up a place in the playoffs for Serbia with Djokovic.
Russia is in the quarterfinals! Our guys made a team comeback in the match with Spain
Daniil Salnikov
It’s time to remember how the Russian national team made it to the playoffs. The key group stage match against the Spanish national team began with a setback. 5th racket of the world Andrei Rublev could not cope with 40-year-old Feliciano Lopez, who is not now in the top hundred.
Sensation to the screams and whistles of the stands! Local torsida helped the Spaniard to “eat” Rublev
Daniil Salnikov
The trainings of our team are on schedule. Everything is in order.
Daniil Salnikov
Here it is – the joy of the winners. Novak Djokovic will never get tired of this pleasant feeling.
Daniil Salnikov
Recall that the Serbs, having finished second in Group F after Germany, were waiting until the last opportunity to get into the playoffs. And only the victory of Russia over Spain in the doubles duel gave Djokovic and the company a ticket to the quarterfinals.
Russia pushed Serbia into the playoffs. Medvedev will play with Djokovic not earlier than the final
Daniil Salnikov
On the eve there was an interesting confrontation between Serbia and Kazakhstan. First, Mikhail Kukushkin overcame Miomir Ketsmanovich in more than three hours, and then Djokovic defeated the Kazakh leader Alexander Bublik. Everything was decided in a pair, where Djokovic, along with Nikola Chachic, was stronger than Golubev and Nedovesov.
“Like one legend …” Bublik quotes Medvedev and said as a hero of Kazakhstan
Daniil Salnikov
We are in full swing with the poll “Who will win the 1/4 final of the Davis Cup Russia – Sweden?”
Daniil Salnikov
The tournament is rapidly rolling towards the finish line. There are only 4 playing days left. And the Davis Cup grid now looks like this:
Davis Cup Tournament Grid – 2021
Daniil Salnikov
In all four quarterfinal matches played, the winner was determined by doubles. At the top of the bracket, the best team from the Russia – Sweden pair is already awaited by the Germans, who have beaten the British.
The Germans are waiting for Russia without Zverev. Dramatic denouement of the Davis Cup quarter-finals
Daniil Salnikov
Historically, the Swedish national team has been an extremely uncomfortable rival for the Russian team. Of the seven previous matches, the Swedes have won five matches against our national team. The Russians played worse only with the Italian team, the balance of meetings with which is “-4”.
All teams with which the Russian (USSR) national team has a negative balance of meetings in the Davis Cup:
1. Italy – “-4” (1-5).
2. Sweden – “-3” (2-5).
3. Spain – “-2” (3-5).
4. USA – “-2” (1-3).
5. Great Britain – “-2” (0-2).
6. Romania – “-1” (2-3).
7. Mexico – “-1” (0-1).