MADRID, 4 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The team of the Russian Tennis Federation qualified this Saturday for the final of the Davis Cup, the sixth in its history, after beating Germany with great ease (2-0), thus completing their fight for the title against Croatia. who did the same a day before against Serbia.
Russia had no problem scoring the first point on Saturday with a forceful Andrey Rublev, who crushed Dominik Koepfer (6-4, 6-0), extending his great moment of form into a year 2021 to remember. The Russian won in just 50 minutes, the shortest game in the last two editions.
The victory of the Muscovite left the pass to the final on a tray for the Russian team, who grabbed Medvedev to seal the ticket, the first to the final since 2007. The reigning US Open champion finished with Jan-Lennard Struff after 66 minutes of play for a double 6-4, leaving the Germans without options.
In this way, Russia and Croatia will face their third direct duel in the Davis Cup to break the current tie. Croatia won the first time in the semifinals of 2005 (2-3), taking advantage of the local condition, on the way to the first Salad Bowl in its history. For their part, Russia took the victory (3-0) in the most recent match in the 2019 Davis Cup.
In addition, Russia – two-time Davis Cup champion – will try to get its third Salad Bowl after those obtained in 2002 and 2006, while Croatia will also fight for its third tennis twist after the successes achieved in 2005 and 2018.