TERESHCHUK: Manafov should not be expected to be in the national team. He continues to play with the Belarusian

Captain of the Ukraine national tennis team Orest Tereshchuk in the comments Spor.ua He talked about whether Vladislav Manafov and Denis Molchanov will be expected in the team in the next matches:

“As for Manafov, we are looking forward to it. In Poland I told him that if he continues to play in pairs with a Belarusian, no matter how good he is and in whatever position he is in, I cannot see the possibility of calling him up. Now, the situation is not like a Ukrainian athlete playing with a Russian or Belarusian in Ukraine. This is not true. Vladislav has his own opinion that this Belarusian is his childhood friend, he is for Ukraine and will donate, but this should not interest anyone. There can be no situation like our flags being on the same team.

There is no such clear position regarding Denis Molchanov. I think we will talk again.

I would like to emphasize once again that I am happy to be involved in tennis, courts, preparation and planning. And negotiations are not the captain’s job. The only thing I want to convey is that I want the strongest players in the team,” said Tereshchuk.

30-year-old Vladislav Manafov constantly performs in doubles at tournaments together with Belarusian Ivan Lyutarevich. In 2023, Vladislav and Ivan won 4 championships in the Challenger series tournaments.

On September 15, the Ukrainian national tennis team beat Colombia with a score of 3:2 and qualified for the Davis Cup world finals.