Athletistic / Tennis. Yulia Salnikova, mother of the world’s 11th racket of Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas, spoke about her relationship with leading Russian tennis players.
“We have an excellent attitude towards Andrei Rublev. He is a real person! I will not run to greet him and hug him, outwardly everything is reserved with us. But if there is a player whom I sincerely respect , it’s Andrei. To Stepa (that’s what Salnikova calls Stefanos Tsitsipas — Rating Athletistic) good relations with Karen Khachanov.
We now have normal relations with Daniil Medvedev. Probably even better than many people think. My husband and I are friends with Daniel’s parents. We communicate via messengers, congratulations, everything is very touching. And let them decide for themselves what kind of relationship Medvedev has with Tsitsipas,” Salnikova said, as quoted by Sport-Express.
Sergei Salnikov was called up to the USSR national team from 1954 to 1958. At the club level, he managed to play for Spartak and Dynamo of the capital, as well as Zenit Leningrad. Salnikov won the USSR championship three times and the National Cup five times. The legendary footballer died on May 9, 1984. At that time he was only 58 years old.
Stefanos Tsitsipas’ mother is the Soviet and then Greek tennis player Yulia Salnikova. She is the daughter of Sergei Salnikov.
Source: Sport
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