The Ukrainian tennis team unsuccessfully started against Sweden in the Davis Cup in the First Group of the Euro-African Zone.
Sergei Stakhovsky and Artem Smirnov on the first day of the duel did not manage to oppose the brothers Mikael and Elias Imeram. Sergei lost to the opponent in two sets with a score of 6: 7 and 2: 6.
Smirnov, in turn, also was defeated following the results of two sets - 2: 6 and 3: 6.
On average, fights involving our tennis players lasted an hour and a half. It should be noted that Stakhovsky and Smirnov in the world rating of ATP occupy 113 and 505 seats respectively. Thus, having suffered two defeats, the score in the match Ukraine-Sweden 0: 2.
On February 3, 2018, a duel between these teams will continue with the match of Molchanov / Krutykh - Ericsson / Silchestem.