The head of the RTR assessed the chances of the Russian national team to win in the ATP Cup

The Russian national team defeated France in the first match of the tournament with a score of 2: 1.

First, Roman Safiullin beat Arthur Rinderknesh with a score of 2: 6, 7: 5, 6: 3.

Then the second racket of the world Daniil Medvedev lost to Hugo Umber with a score of 7: 6 (7: 5), 5: 7, 6: 7 (2: 7).

In the final pair meeting, the Medvedev-Safiullin pair turned out to be stronger than Fabrice Martin and Eduard Roger-Vasselin - 6: 4, 6: 4.

“It's surprising to me that Safiullin and Medvedev won the doubles match.

Moreover, the difficult duet of the French won.

Chances of the Russian national team to win the tournament?

With the line-up that is announced for the ATP Cup, you can fight with almost any team.

How it will turn out - we'll see.

Let's hope that, despite the weakened line-up, our team will present some kind of miracle, "- quotes Tarpischev's" Championship ".

Earlier, Daniil Medvedev called Safiullin the hero of the day after the victory over France.