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Russia's ATP Cup winners Daniil Medvedev, and Andrey Rublev, right, pose with their trophy after defeating Italy in the final in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.

Russian National Tennis Team Wins ATP Cup

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02:16 GMT 07.02.2021(updated 02:52 GMT 07.02.2021) Get short URL

by Kirill Kurevlev

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In the opening match of the final, Andrey Rublev won against Italy's Fabio Fognini (6:1, 6:2). In the second match, Russia's Daniil Medvedev won against Matteo Berrettini of Italy (6:4, 6:2).

The Russian national team on Sunday won the ATP Cup tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia.

While outstanding in the first set, in the second, Medvedev outpaced world number 10 Berrettini. This is the 14th consecutive win for Medvedev.

The Russian team was the only in the tournament which included two players ranked in the top 10, and it defeated the other nations in the cup.

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Berrettini letting the forehand fly in the ATP Cup final vs Medvedev. pic.twitter.com/1xStQCh5XA
— Darren Cahill (@darren_cahill) February 7, 2021

Prior to Medvedev's win, Andrey Rublev defeated Fognini in the opening singles.

Perfect match for a confident, relentless, unplayable, Andrey Rublev. He assures Russia the first point in the atp cup final! ❤️🏆🎾🍀❤️🏆🎾🍀❤️🏆🎾🍀 @AndreyRublev97 pic.twitter.com/wYbVFxM0xB
— donatella.sweety (@DonatellaSweety) February 7, 2021

The Melbourne tournament is the second ATP Cup, which premiered in January 2020. In the first one, the Russian team reached the semifinals, losing only to the Serbian team, who went on to win the championship.

This year, in the group stage of the tournament, the Russians beat the teams of Argentina and Japan, and in the semifinals, the team defeated the Germans. Rublev and Medvedev won all of their four matches in the tournament.

The next matches for the Russians will be at the Australian Open, lasting from February 8 until February 21.

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