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Tennis February 7, 2016, Sunday. 14:45
The Russian national team has failed to rectify the situation in the home match against the Netherlands and was defeated with a score of 0-3.
Attempt third “comeback” for five years
After the first day’s play in the quarterfinals of three the score was equal, and only in the game the Russian team at one of the teams had the advantage. Given the pre-match decomposed, this option has been viewed: still in three other couples in the whole team were smoother. That’s only in the case of the Russian national team after the first day, most predicted a very different account, and are suddenly taken away.
The reasons for such a set of circumstances have been several. Makarova herself admitted that she did not cope with the excitement and Kuznetsov said that did not show his best game. At the same time, both Dutch played with dignity. This is especially true Hogenkamp, which withstood a four-hour battle and was able to play the match points. There was a feeling that the coating was not the most successful for the Russian women’s tennis. Kuznetsova had a lot of situations where she led the rally, but could not break through the opponent, who departed two meters behind the back line. On a faster hard courts, many drawings could be completed rapidly. A Makarov noted that the Court did not suit her. However, variability in terms of domestic cover Russian national team in recent years seriously lacking, as we play, in fact, on the same hard courts.
In order to save the game, the Russian team had to win all three games on Sunday needed. Girls playing in the Fed Cup pyatimatchevuyu similar format since 1997. During this time, only seven cases, the teams managed to win with the score 0-2. However, two of the Russians sought. In 2011, in the quarterfinals of the Russian national team failed to start a home match with France. Then more Maria Sharapova in the first day unexpectedly lost Virginie Razzano, and the second day effort Pavlyuchenkova and Kuznetsova was committed “comeback.” Two years later, the situation repeated itself – and again it was a home game. This time, the Russians conceded Slovak after the first day, but the second his meetings won Kirilenko and Makarova (alone and with Vesnina in the pair).The new “comeback” to the game of the day start in a home game against the Netherlands looked unreal, everything superiority in the class-taki remained on the side of the Russian national team. However, in embodiments of Anastasia Myskina it was limited. Sharapova’s participation in the match was possible only at the theoretical level, in practice, Mary was not considered for replacement, because not trained all week. Thus, for the replacement of only option remained with Darya Kasatkina.
«We have excellent players, but we are strong team»
In the case of Kuznetsova all depended on her physical condition. She completed a marathon at eight o’clock, and at noon the next day she was to
Defeats Russia with a score of 0- 3:Final-1999: The US – Russia
The final 2013: Italy – Russia
1/4 finals 2014: Australia – Russian
1/4 finals of the 2016 Russia – The Netherlands
again to go to court. At the same time she Svetlana said that she is ready. Indeed in the first match was Kuznetsova appeared on the scene. Dutch women have, of course, played Bertens, who won for just the day before 74 minutes. In addition, the asset Kiki was a victory over Svetlana, and their last match at the “Roland Garros” -2015 Russian has won in three sets.
Kiki looked very confident at the start of the match. Dutchwoman well served and did not hesitate to attack from the back line. And from the first minutes it was evident that Svetlana falls hard. Her drawing game is not too different from the one who was with Hogenkamp. Bertens while actively use the fact that the day before worked in Rihel – shorter. Kuznetsova often late and could not respond to such shocks. Rossiyanka she tried to shorten, but allowed a lot of mistakes. Svetlana barely kept the first game on his serve, but it was her only success for the set, because then Bertens took five games in a row.
In the second set seemed to be a glimmer of hope appeared. Kiki stopped so well fed, and Svetlana at some point better go to the game on his serve. Nevertheless, Kuznetsova could not create a break opportunity. Sometimes even a rival began to help double, but on the back line Bertens remained stable. And as soon as Kiki still caught at the reception, so she immediately able to realize a break-point and make the reserve and in the second set. It should be noted, and Bertens, which has managed to survive and do not flinch at the decisive moment. Although still too difficult tasks in front of her did not set Kuznetsova. For the entire match Russian has never earned a single break-point – 1:. 6, 4: 6
Kiki clutching her head and then ran off to celebrate their team. “We are a real team. We have excellent players, but we are strong as a team, “- said the captain of the Netherlands Paul Haarhuys. For the Dutch women this is the eighth victory in a row. Not so long ago they were in the third division in strength, and now formalized the semi-finals of the World Group, where he played with Italy or France.
Russian team flew to the quarter-finals for only the second time in the last ten drawings of the Fed Cup. And since the meeting was held in pyatimatchevuyu format, it is only the fourth defeat of Russia with a score of 0: 3. Prior to this, such failures have occurred in the final in 1999 against the United States in the final in 2013 against Italy, when not playing the main part, and also in the quarterfinals against Australia in 2014. All these meetings are held, the Russian team on the road, so that such a defeat for the first time took place at home.
Ahead of Russians expect a match for the right to stay in the World Group. Among the potential contenders such teams as Spain and the United States, which just will not be in any format. Of course there are options and easier, but still a lot will depend on the composition of the Russian team.
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