“You can forbid mentioning our country, but you can’t forbid the name of a Russian tennis player” – Kamelzon

The current successes of Andrei Rublev and Daniil Medvedev in Monte Carlo are the result of the work of the Russian Tennis Federation, among other things, noted Vladimir Kamelzon, Honored Tennis Coach of Russia.

– Any victory pleases not only the athlete himself, but also those who support him and who work with him. I can rate Rublev’s current success in the match with Struff at “five plus”. This is the result of great efforts of the whole team. Trainers, managers.

Those who forbid today to indicate the country he represents next to Andrey’s name do not understand a simple thing. His very name implies belonging to Russia. Just like Federer meant Switzerland, Djokovic meant Serbia, and Nadal meant Spain. It is possible to prohibit mentioning our country, but it is impossible to prohibit the name of a Russian tennis player.

The current successes of Rublev and Medvedev in Monte Carlo are the result of the work of the Russian Tennis Federation, among other things. We have a big country with big talents. New interesting tennis players are constantly appearing in it, who in the future will be able to repeat the path of Andrei and Daniel, – Kamelzon told Vprognoze.ru.

Rublev reached the semi-finals of the Masters tournament in Monte Carlo, where he will play with the American Taylor Fritz.