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1.7 million USD will be up for grabs at the VTB Kremlin Tennis Cup 2017

This weekend, October 14, 2017, in sports complex Olympic(Moscow) is already the twenty-eighth in a row. The tournament will begin on Saturday morning with qualifying matches in the women's and men's singles. The final meetings will take place a week later - on Saturday, October 21, the winners of the women's competition will be determined, and the next day, October 22, the men's.

This year's prize fund, which is provided by the bank VTB, became a little more than last year. Thus, men will play with each other for 823,600 USD (in 2016 – 792,645 USD), and women – 855,308 USD (758,788 USD). The winner of the men's singles will be able to take home 132,990 USD, and the women's singles – 147,500 USD. For comparison, the winners of the world's major tennis tournaments earn more - by Wimbledon 2017 they received 2.2 million GBR, for US Open 2017– 3.7 million USD each, per Australian Open 2017– 2.7 million USD each, and by Roland Garros 2017 – 2.1 million EUR each.

On this moment the names of 19 men and 20 women out of 28 who will take part in the tournament are known VTB Kremlin Cup tennis 2017, however the composition may still change. So, just today, due to an injury, the Englishwoman Johanna Konta (9th in the world ranking), who was the second racket of the tournament, decided to refuse to participate in the cup, and now the participation of the Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova (8th in the world) is under threat for the same reason. By the way, it was Kuznetsova who won the tournament VTB Kremlin Cup tennis the last two times.

As a result, it turns out that the first racket of this year’s tournament will be the Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic, who occupies thirteenth place in the world ranking. Russia this year will be represented by Elena Vesnina (19), Anastasia Pavlyuchenko (21), Daria Kasatkina (29), Ekaterina Makarova (33) and Natalya Vikhlyantseva (69) and others. In addition, Maria Sharapova, who is currently competing at a tournament in China, may appear at the tournament.

Among men, the main “star” will be last year’s winner of the tournament VTB Kremlin Cup tennis Spaniard Pablo Coreño Busta, who is now ranked 11th in the ranking of the strongest tennis players on the planet. Thus, the men's part of the competition will also take place without TOP-10 representatives. However, the organizers are trying to come to an agreement with the Czech Tomas Berdych, who was consistently in the top ten this decade, but this year, after a series of failures, dropped to twentieth place. As for the Russians, this year Andrei Rublev (35), Karen Khachanov (40), Daniil Medvedev (64) and Andrei Kuznetsov (97) and others will compete for victory. By the way, the last time Mikhail Youzhny managed to win a home tournament was back in 2009.

Visited VTB Kremlin Cup tennis and stars of the first magnitude. So, in 2002, at the dawn of his career, one of the best tennis players world of recent times, Swiss Roger Federer. Among the women there were, of course, more celebrities - firstly, all the strongest Russian tennis players, as well as Serena Williams, Martina Hingis, Monica Seles, Mary Pierce, Victoria Azarenka, Caroline Wozniacki, Simona Halep. This is explained by the fact that women's tournament VTB Kremlin Cup tennis has a slightly higher status than men, which allows tennis players to earn extra points to your rating.

The cheapest tickets to VTB Kremlin Cup tennis 2017 will cost the visitor 150-975 rubles depending on the location of the seats. This is how much a pass to the tournament will cost if you purchase at least four tickets to the qualifying games. A single ticket for the same matches will cost from 200 to 1,300 rubles. Attending the final matches will cost the most - in the Family package (from 4 tickets), the pass will cost 575-7,500 rubles, and for a single ticket you will need to pay 700-10,000 rubles.

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The VTB Kremlin Cup ended with victories for Görges and Dzumhur, attendance records and the arrival of Maria Sharapova.

The main event of the tennis autumn was remembered by the audience primarily for the arrival of Maria Sharapova, who attended the Moscow tournament for the first time in 10 years, performances by the legendary drummer Chris Slade and hot tennis battles and much more, but first things first.

The Sharapova phenomenon

The last time Maria performed at the tournament was in 2007, when she lost to Belarusian Victoria Azarenka in the second round, so her arrival was so long-awaited for the Russian public that literally immediately after the official announcement, tickets for Sharapova’s match were completely sold out, media representatives hung up on their phones in the hope of exclusive interview. Maria herself was cold-blooded and focused only on fighting. The fairy tale, which started so well, did not have a happy ending - Maria spent less than two hours on the court, but clearly demonstrated how the arrival of stars of this caliber increases interest not only in the event, but in the sport as a whole. What do they indicate? full stands throughout all subsequent days of the tournament.

“The support was wonderful, the stadium was full. I didn’t know what to expect, but I was really eager to play in my home country and knew that the whole country had been rooting for me for the last two years. I wanted to perform well, but it didn’t work out, but I think I will still have the opportunity,” Sharapova commented at the post-match press conference.

Triumphants

The winner in the women's singles was the representative of Germany, Julia Görges. Thanks to her triumph in Moscow, the athlete interrupted the series of disappointing defeats that haunted her in the finals and won such an important victory for herself.

Daria Kasatkina became the finalist of the tournament, despite the defeat, she was satisfied with the result and separately noted the special support of the fans:

“The stadium was full. I think that this should be the case, if not from the first day, then at least from the quarterfinals. It's really great: you go out onto the court and feel the atmosphere. People are interested, they come to get sick,” commented Kasatkina.

After a hard fight, Damir Dzumhur from Bosnia and Herzegovina became the winner in the men's singles, he defeated Richardas Berankis from Lithuania, for whom it was the second ATP level final in his career 6:2, 1:6, 6:4 in 1 hour 39 minutes. It is noteworthy that Dzumhur won his first title a month earlier in St. Petersburg.

“I don’t know why I perform so well in Russia, maybe it’s the special air here. (Laughs.) I just like playing in Russia,” Damir Dzumhur shared his impressions immediately after the victory.

In the women's doubles, tennis players Andrea Hlavackova from the Czech Republic and Timea Babos from Hungary won, in the men's doubles - Belarusian Maxim Mirny and Austrian Philipp Oswald. For one of the most titled doubles players in the world, Maxim Mirny, this victory was the fiftieth at ATP tournaments.

“I consider this tournament to be my home tournament: unfortunately, I don’t have a home in Minsk ATP tournament, so this is the closest and dearest tournament to me. I have a lot of family members and friends, so I always want to play my best. It doesn’t always work out, but when it does, it’s always nice,” the tournament press service quotes Mirny as saying.

From Russians excellent result showed 21-year-old Daniil Medvedev, who for the second year in a row played in the quarterfinals, and in the second round match knocked out the winner of the 2016 VTB Kremlin Cup, Top 10 player Pablo Carreno Busta. On her way, Natalya Vikhlyantseva beat her strongest rivals - Vesnina and Kornet, and lost to the reigning champion of the tournament in the semi-finals. Up to stage 1/2 male doubles Evgeny Donskoy and Andrey Kuznetsov arrived.

Attendance records

According to preliminary estimates, more than 77,100 people visited the VTB Kremlin Cup this year, which is almost 10,000 more than last year.

Of these, more than 7,000 people took advantage of the special promotion of the organizers and VTB Bank, visiting the first days of the event for free using Muscovite social cards, student cards, VTB plastic cards, Pochta Bank and electronic invitations.

Ticket sales increased by 52% and, according to the Chairman of the Board of Directors Shamil Tarpishchev, the positive dynamics will continue in the future:

“Of course, the tournament was successful. Despite the absence of Russians in the men's final, the stands were almost full. This year the tournament broke the attendance record. What I liked most was that they started going to the game itself, and not just to “their own” ones, as was usual. Since last year, the situation has changed somewhat and people go to tennis,” Tarpishchev noted.

Special Events

The official press conference dedicated to the start of the VTB Kremlin Cup tournament was held in the very center of Moscow, in the new Zaryadye Park. Representatives of the media, directors of Moscow competitions and specially invited guests gathered on the territory of the Reserve Embassy. The event was the first in the park since its opening.

A pleasant surprise for tennis fans was the autograph session between Svetlana Kuznetsova and Anastasia Myskina at the end of the event. Everyone could receive a souvenir photo of the tennis players with an autograph and parting words.

For the first time, the tournament draw was held in an interactive format at the press center of the TASS news agency, and all those present could watch its results in real time.

Not only tennis, not only hard court!

For the fourth year in a row, the Moscow competitions were held under special stage lighting, which created a unique intimate atmosphere on the courts and arena. During the tournament, entertainment areas, quizzes and children's competitions were organized, and autograph sessions were held for tennis players: Anastasia Sevastova, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Coco Vandewey, Elena Vesnina, Alexander Bublik and, of course, Maria Sharapova at the stand of the title partner VTB.

The Moscow tournament will also be remembered by many for the enchanting show of ex-drummer of the group AD/DC Chris Slade, who performed in the final days of the tournament. Chris is a unique musician, who during his career managed to collaborate with Neil Peart just two weeks after he joined Rush, play with Tom Jones, Gary Numan, Olivia Newton-John (in the band Tomorrow). He performed with AC/DC at the historic Monsters In Rock festival in Moscow in 1991.

Social program

An important social component of the tournament was the charity event “Support for Children and Families in Difficult Life Situations”, organized jointly with the Central Federal District. Thanks to this initiative, the tournament was attended by 238 children from orphanages and boarding schools. Little guests watched the matches with interest, took part in interactive zones, and took pictures with the stars.

The Kremlin Cup 2018 is the 29th edition of the most prestigious commercial tennis tournament in Russia. Top athletes from all over the world will take part in the competition. Among them will be Russian masters rackets. In the last edition, alas, they did not achieve significant results. But a new Kremlin Cup is coming. Therefore, domestic tennis players have every chance to rehabilitate themselves in front of their fans!

CONTENT

Kremlin Cup Tennis Schedule 2018

The 29th edition of the championship will be held from October 13 to 21, 2018. The athletes will be hosted by the Moscow Olympic sports complex. Tennis matches will take place on four hard courts.

The tournament will be divided into several stages. The approximate calendar for the entire Kremlin Cup 2018 game grid looks like this:

• October 13 – 15: qualifying round;
• October 15 – 17: 1st round;
• October 17 – 18: 2nd round;
• October 19: quarter-finals;
• October 20: semi-final;
• October 21: final.

Competition program

Spectators will see tennis matches in four categories:

1. men's single;
2. women's singles;
3. men's doubles;
4. women's doubles

The Moscow championship does not include mixed doubles and competitions for juniors. Otherwise, the Kremlin Cup is no different from tournaments Grand Slam and other commercial competitions.

Prize fund

The championship prize fund will exceed $1.6 million. Therefore, the athletes’ motivation will be fine!

The most significant jackpot will be contested by participants in the 2018 Kremlin Cup finals women's category. The finalist can count on $78,000, and the winner – 147 thousand!

The cash prizes for men are a little more modest. In total, they will divide between themselves no less than 823,000. At the same time, the winner will get more than 132 thousand dollars!

Competitors

Who will participate in tennis duels in the upcoming edition of the championship? It is difficult to answer this question. The composition of participants in each edition of the tournament is different. Therefore, it is problematic to outline an approximate circle of tennis players who will come to Moscow.

Among the women at the Kremlin Cup 2018, spectators can again see Maria Sharapova. The Russian woman is having a hard time getting back into shape after her disqualification. The star really needs support, especially if this support comes from his native stands. Last season, the Russian woman performed unsuccessfully at the Olimpiyskiy, losing in the first round. The German Julia Görges then celebrated her triumph in the women's singles category. In the final match, she upset Russian Daria Kasatkina.

But fans are unlikely to see star male singles players at the 2018 Kremlin Cup. First of all, tennis players hold championship in high esteem. Although history remembers the times when star representatives of the ATP did not hesitate to show their class on the Moscow courts. I especially remember Yevgeny Kafelnikov. The domestic superstar of world tennis has become the best at the Kremlin Cup for 4 years in a row!

But the times of the great Kalashnikov are over. However, fans Russian tennis may see such rising stars as Andrei Rublev, Daniil Medvedev and Andrei Kuznetsov in action.

Afterword

The Kremlin Cup is not as prestigious a competition as Wimbledon or Roland Garros. However, stars of the first magnitude regularly come to Moscow. Which of them will surprise you with outstanding results at the Kremlin Cup in 2018, and will there be Russians among them?

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