Daniil Medvedev (7: 6/9, 6: 2 against Marin Cilic) and Andrej Rublew (6: 4.7: 6/5 against Borna Gojo) won the coveted trophy for the third time after 2004 and 2006 with individual wins in two sets to Russia. Already in the semifinals against Germany, Medvedev and Rublew had secured victory for the Russian selection before the doubles. Madrid. The doubles became meaningless for the outcome of the game. About a month ago, Russia celebrated victory in the women’s Billie Jean King Cup in Prague.
Russia’s triumph in Madrid came as no surprise. With four individual players from the top 30 in the world rankings, the Russians were clearly the strongest team. The honors were given in Madrid to Russia’s 73-year-old captain Shamil Tarpischew, who led the Russian (Soviet) team in the Davis Cup for the first time in 1974 and participated in the 100 (semi-finals) and 101 (final) games in Madrid over the weekend. Tarpishev only missed one encounter in the past 25 years.
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