Russian tennis player Marat Safin takes a rest during the training session in the run-up to the Davis Cup final match. The training took place in the Paris sports complex Bercy.
French tennis player Amélie Mauresmo (left) and French team coach Guy Forget (right) talk during the training session in the run-up to the Davis Cup final match. The event took place in the paris sports complex Bercy.
Russian tennis players Marat Safin (left) and Yevgeny Kafelnikov (right) arrive at the training session held in the Paris sports complex Bercy in the run up to the Davis Cup finals.
Russian tennis player Yevgeny Kafelnikov (right) takes part in the training session held in the Paris sports complex Bercy in the run up to the Davis Cup finals.
Russian tennis players Marat Safin (left) and Yevgeny Kafelnikov (right) take part in the training session held in the Paris sports complex Bercy in the run up to the Davis Cup finals.
Russian tennis player Marat Safin (centre, half-obscured by the bowing player in the foreground) takes part in the training session held in the Paris sports complex Bercy in the run up to the Davis Cup finals.
Russian tennis player Yevgeny Kafelnikov (centre) takes part in the training session held in the Paris sports complex Bercy in the run up to the Davis Cup finals.
Russian tennis player Yevgeny Kafelnikov (left) and the French team coach Guy Forget (right) chat away during the training session held in the Paris sports complex Bercy in the run up to the Davis Cup finals.
Russian tennis player Marat Safin'(right) talks to the French team coach Guy Forget (left) during the training session held in the Paris sports complex Bercy in the run up to the Davis Cup finals.
Guy Forget, chief coach of the French national tennis team, plays with the Labrador retriever of his trainee - French tennis player Amélie Mauresmo - during the training session held in the Paris sports complex Bercy in the run up to the Davis Cup finals.
Chief coach of the French tennis team Guy Forget (right) talks to his trainee Paul-Henri Mathieu (left) during the training session held in the Paris sports complex Bercy in the run up to the Davis Cup finals.
Kremlin political advisor Sergey Yastrzhembsky attends the Davis Cup final match in the sports complex Bercy in Paris.
Russian tennis player celebrates a good shot during the Davis Cup final match won by the Russian team for the first time. Russian players defeated their French rivals by 3:2.
Former president Boris Yeltsin of Russia (right) hugs Russian tennis player Mikhail Yuzhny (left) after the Davis Cup final match won by the Russian team for the first time. Russian tennisists defeated their French rivals by 3:2.
Former President Boris Yeltsin of Russia (left) and current President Jeaque Chirac of France (right) attend the Davis Cup final match.
Former President Boris Yeltsin of Russia (left) and current President Jeaque Chirac of France (right) attend the Davis Cup final match.
Russian tennis player Mikhailo Yuzhny celebrates a good shot during the Davis Cup final match eventually won by the Russian team. Russian tennisists defeated their French rivals by 3:2.
Russian tennis palyer Mikhail Yuzhny is chaired by fans after his victory in the Davis Cup final match. Russian team defeated their French rivals by 3:2.
Russian tennis players Marat Safin (left) and Yevgeny Kafelnikov (right) warm-up before the Davis Cup finals in the sports complex Bercy in Paris.
Russian tennis player Yevgeny Kafelnikov talks to his coach during the training session held in the run-up to the Davis Cup final match in the Paris sports complex Bercy.
Former President Boris Yeltsin of Russia (right) congratulates Russian tennissists on their victory in the Davis Cup final match. Russian team defeated the French rivals by 3:2.
Former President Boris Yeltsin of Russia (left) and current President Jeaque Chirac of France (right) attend the Davis Cup final match played in the Paris sports complex Bercy.
Russian tennis players Marat Safin (left) and Yevgeny Kafelnikov (right) chat away during the drawing session in the run-up to the Davis Cup final match.
Russian tennis player Dinara Safina (left) and mother (right) of the tennisist Mikhail Yuzhny support their relatives and compatriots during the Davis Cup final match.
Russian tennis player Marat Safin (left) talks to his former rivals Nicolas Escude (centre) and Paul-Henri Mathieu (right) of France during the party held to celebrate Russian victory over the French team in the Davis Cup final match. The party was held in the Paris City Hall.
Russian tennis player poses for a photo with the Davis Cup in hand. The Davis Cup final match was won by the Russian team by 3:2.
Russian tennis player Marat Safin leaves the Bercy court after the Davis Cup final match eventually won by the Russian team by 3:2 over their French rivals.
Chief coach of the Russian national tennis team Shamil Tarpishchev is photographed after the Russian team training session in the run-up to the Davis Cup final match eventually won by his trainees.
Sibneft oil company CEO Yevgeny Shvindler attends the Davis Cup finals in Paris.
Sibneft oil company CEO Yevgeny Shvindler attends the Davis Cup finals in Paris.