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Marcin Matkowski is a former successful tennis player who, for years, formed one of the best doubles pairs in the world with Mariusz Fyrstenberg.
It is a great honor for me to be the captain of the Davis Cup team. Matches in these competitions have always been a great event for me and I have many beautiful memories of these matches, said Matkowski.
He added that in his opinion, the Polish team has great potential and can achieve better results than last time, provided that all the best players play in it.
At the moment, it was the most suitable candidate, admitted Dariusz Łukaszewski, president of PZT.
45-year-old Matkowski was a Davis Cup representative of the country for many years, and with Fyrstenberg they formed one of the best doubles teams in the world. Together they won 15 ATP events, and Matkowski won a total of 18 titles. The Polish pair appeared five times in the season-ending masters tournament - ATP Finals.
Their greatest Grand Slam success was the US Open final in 2011. They reached the semi-finals at the Australian Open (2006).
In New York in 2012, Matkowski was also in the mixed doubles final in a duet with the Czech Kveta Peschke.
After finishing his career as a captain, he improved his skills by leading the national team in the United Cup.

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