Finalist of two Grand Slam tournaments in doubles, former third racket in the world Nadezhda Petrova at the International Spirit Sports Festival “Strong Figures” in an interview with “” she talked about her coaching work.
“A very interesting period began in my life,” says Petrova. – My playing career has been very long, now I have been working with children for a few years and I get great pleasure from it. Now we are preparing for the third enrollment in the Nadezhda Petrova tennis school, everything is at the professional level, we want to grow a star at home.
I want to travel around the country with master classes. To see how tennis is developing in other parts of Russia, to contribute to their development, to participate in charity tennis events.
– Who helps you?
– There are no sponsors, everything is on its own. We are openly looking for those who would cooperate. And so – I work with my partner, with whom I played and grew up in the environment of Russian tennis.
What aspects of coaching interest you the most?
“Each child needs a different approach. You don’t always find the right key, but that’s exciting because you don’t know what can happen even in the next practice session. You build a program in such a way that the children are interested and want to play.
Why did you agree to come to the Strong Figures festival?
“I always want to do something good at the end of my career. Charity between athletes is welcome. I also want to meet everyone together, now we have a different schedule, we have all become mothers, with time everything is difficult. Such events are an opportunity to communicate, to make new acquaintances.
– Who is in the greatest order on the court, if you take people who are not from the world of tennis?
– Footballers, hockey players, singers…
– How does Leonid Agutin play?
– He arrived one of the first, immediately went to warm up. He took the process very seriously. Of all worked every ball. What tension on the ground!
Source : MatchTV
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