Athletistic/Tennis. Yuri Polsky, vice president of the Kazakhstan Tennis Federation, reacted to RTF chief Shamil Tarpischev’s remarks.

Earlier, Tarpischev, commenting on Rybakina’s victory at Wimbledon, said that Elena was “our product”.

“I think it’s inappropriate in principle to use the word ‘product’, when talking about a person who is not factory-made. You have to find an approach. It was done by the coaches and the president of the federation. Rybakina herself and her parents did a lot of work. At the beginning of its development, the competitive environment that exists in Russia helped Elena, but the merits of the FTR in its success are minimal, “said Polsky said.

Recall that Elena Rybakina is from Moscow and until 2018 represented Russia at international tournaments. Since 2018, the tennis player has been playing for Kazakhstan.