Tarpishchev called the grandson of the legend of "Spartacus" one of the favorites of Roland Garros

The HEAD of the Russian Tennis Federation, Shamil Tarpishchev, notedthat the victory of the Greek tennis player and grandson of the Spartak legend Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Masters tournament in Monaco was absolutely not surprising Read us in News News Stefanos Tsitsipas

The winner of the Masters tournament in Monte Carlo and the grandson of the Spartak legend Stefanos Tsitsipas is one of the favorites of the upcoming Grand Slam tournament Roland Garros. This was announced to RBC Sport by the President of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) Shamil Tarpishchev.

“At Roland Garros, 10 people can be called favorites, Tsitsipas is one of them. Tournaments like Roland Garros rely a lot on the draw of who plays who in the preliminary stages. Because, as a rule, the two-week tournament is won by the one who will easily pass the competition to the quarterfinals, because the loads on the ground are large, the matches are five-set, ”said Tarpishchev.

Tarpishchev also stressed that Tsitsipas' victory at the Masters tournament in Monaco was absolutely not surprising. “Tsitsipas won the Masters in Monte Carlo last year, but in reality there were a number of matches where he had to turn a losing situation from a winning situation. Tsitsipas is a world five player today, so it is not surprising that he repeated the previous positive result, ”he added.

The grandson of the Spartak legend won the Masters in Monte Carlo for the second year in a row Tennis

Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas became the winner of the Masters series tournament in Monte Carlo.

In the final match, the Greek, seeded at the tournament under the third number, defeated the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina with a score of 6:3, 7:6 (7:3).

Tsitsipas is the fifth racket of the world, he has eight ATP titles. He won the Masters in Monte Carlo for the second year in a row, the last time in the final the Greek beat the Russian Andrey Rublev.

The Monte Carlo tournament belongs to the Masters category, only the Grand Slam tournaments and the ATP Final Tournament are more prestigious. The total prize pool is €5.8 million. For the victory, the Greek will receive €836,000 in prize money and 1,000 rating points.

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The second Grand Slam of the season, Roland Garros, kicks off in Paris on May 22.

Tsitsipas is the grandson of the Soviet football player, 1956 Olympic champion Sergei Salnikov, who in 1946–1949 and 1955–1960 played 202 matches for Spartak and scored 64 goals.