MOSCOW, November 21 – RIA Novosti, Oleg Bogatov. Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) President Shamil Tarpischev told RIA Novosti that the results of the season can be considered positive and successful for the country’s leading tennis players.

Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev are ranked seventh and eighth respectively in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings. Rublev reached the semi-finals of the final ATP tournament, while Medvedev completed the group stage. Daria Kasatkina and Veronika Kudermetova are eighth and ninth in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings. Kasatkina could not leave the group in the last WTA tournament, Kudermetova won the doubles championship in a duet with Belgian Elise Mertens in these competitions.

“And the rest of our leading tennis players played beyond praise. Andrei Rublev performed well in the ATP final tournament and reached the semi-finals, consistently representing the world 10. (20th in the ATP rankings) Karen Khachanov equalized, Daria Kasatkina and Veronika Kudermetova played great “We haven’t had two athletes in the women’s world for a long time. For men, two players are consistently in the top ten. Therefore, I find the year successful. “They’re playing under a neutral flag, they still know they’re Russian,” he said.

The head of the FTR also noted the success of the Russians in other age categories.