The Monaco Davis Cup team at the Press Conference, from left to right: Guillaume Cuillard, Thomas Oger, Benjamin Balleret, Jean-Rene Lisnard & the Captain Christophe Bogetti

At a Press Conference journalists had the chance to meet both the Monegasque and Belarus tennis teams who will be playing each other starting this Friday (see program below) and through the weekend at the Monte-Carlo Country Club (MCCC), during the first tour of the Davis Cup, Group 2 of the Euro-African zone. 

The visiting team arrived on Monday and have been training two times a day to adapt to the climate and the surface. The Monegasque Captain Christophe Bogetti said that this is the first time they will play against this team, they are experts in doubles and he considers they will be difficult to beat. A stand with 400 places has been installed at the MCCC to welcome the public who are expected to come in numbers to cheer the Monegasques.

The Belarus team, from left to right: Max Mirnyi, Uladzimir Ignatik, Dzmitry Zhyrmont, Andrei Vasilevski, captain Aliaksandr Vasilevski

Program:
Friday, Febuary 1, 10:30 Presentation of the teams followed by 2 singles matches
Saturday, February 2, 13:00 Doubles match
Sunday, February 3 at 11:00 Two Single matches
Venue: Monte-Carlo Country Club, 155 Avenue Princesse Grâce,  06190 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France – www.mccc.mc

Photos by Celina Lafuente de Lavotha