Safin can play in the final of the Davis Cup

One of the most experienced domestic tennis players Marat Safin can play in the final of the Davis Cup between the US and Russia. This was announced by the captain of the Russian team Shamil Tarpishchev.

According to Tarpishchev, "the decision regarding the participation of Safin will be made on November 10-12. Now Marat is concerned about the pain in the right hand. If the hand is not sick in two weeks, then the Safin will be included in the Russian national team for the final match of the Davis Cup."

The meeting will be held from November 30 to December 2 in Portland (Oregon) in the Arena "Memorial Coliseum", which contains 12 thousand spectators.

As Tarpishchev noted, Safina cannot be replaced in a paired game, where he should perform with Dmitry Tursunov. “Only in this case, the Russians get a chance of a favorable outcome. In general, I regard these chances as 35 against 65 in favor of the Americans. The US team will play in the solitary discharge of Andy Roddik, James Blake, in the paired category - the brothers Brothers,” the captain said.

According to Tarpishchev, the Americans made a bet on a very fast coating. "A hard hard hardware will be laid, which has high -speed characteristics, a very fast rebound. In this case, only exceptional physical preparation, a powerful game on the back line, as well as a powerful presentation, which are only Safin and Tursunov, can help us out," he said.

Tarpishchev also emphasized that the composition of the Russian team is now the following - Nikolai Davydenko, Dmitry Tursunov, Mikhail Yuzhny, Igor Andreev, Marat Safin. “And I will call four tennis players 10 days before the final,” the captain admitted. “I will emphasize that the day before the first game you can make changes - change one player. This is an important condition that can be used if necessary.”

Safin did not participate in the semifinal match against the German national team, which the Russian team won in Moscow-3-2, ITAR-TASS reports.