ITF: Svetlana Kuznetsova will not be replaced in the Federation Cup match against Kiki Bertens – TASS

MOSCOW, February 7th. / Corr. Andrei Kartashov TASS /. Russian tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova will take part in the quarter-finals of the Fed Cup singles match against the Dutch Kiki Bertens, despite the long Saturday meeting. This Tass said one of the representatives of the International Tennis Federation (the ITF), working on the Russian game – Netherlands

The day before Kuznetsova held a four-hour match against the Dutch Rihel Hogenkamp (6: 7. (4: 7), 7: 5 8:10), who broke the record for the duration of the tournament. The match ended late in the evening, and the president of the Russian Tennis Federation Shamil Tarpishchev in an interview with Tass speculated that Kuznetsov be replaced by Daria Kasatkin.

“Russia captain Anastasia Myskina replacement did not, play Kuznetsova. As for the second match , which stated Ekaterina Makarova, and the doubles match, which should play Maria Sharapova Darya Kasatkina, the decision to replace the captain may decide not later than 10 minutes before the game, “- said the representative of the ITF

A match between the teams of Russia and the Netherlands takes place February 6-7. After Saturday’s meeting the score to three wins 2-0 in favor of the Dutch women.