Mother of an Olympic champion tennis player Elena Vesnin Irina told that she believes in the success of her daughter and Ekaterina Alexandrova at the Paris Olympics, despite the fact that the tennis players have not yet played a single match together.
On Tuesday, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) confirmed the Russian’s participation in the Games on its official website. Vesnina will perform in tandem with Alexandrova. Daniil Medvedev, Roman Safiullin, Pavel Kotov, Mirra Andreeva and Diana Schneider will also represent Russia at the Games in the French capital.
— Lena gave birth to her second daughter, in May the child turned one year old, and she herself began to train and prepare in advance. We all supported her, Shamil Tarpishchev said: “It is necessary, so it is necessary” (laughs). Lena tried to recover, played tournaments: Roland Garros, a tournament in Germany, Wimbledon. I got in shape, played combinations and felt good. My father and I watched her play and corrected her.
Lena will now fly to Sochi and prepare for the clay court match. He will train here for 10-12 days and travel to Paris at the end of July.
— Why specifically paired with Alexandrova? And how do you assess the girls’ chances of winning gold?
— Of course, before the Olympics, the couple should play together. It turns out that the girls have not played a single game together, but experience can do its job. We hope for success for this new couple in Paris.
“Dad, who was also Lena’s coach, told her that Alexandrova suited her best in terms of her game, style and character. This is dad’s vision, and it helped this couple to organize themselves,” Vesnina Sr. told .
Vesnina is the 2016 Olympic doubles champion, Tokyo Games silver medalist in mixed doubles, winner of three Grand Slam pairs tournaments.
The Paris Olympics will take place from July 26 to August 11.
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