Davis Cup finalist Andrei Chesnokov, in a conversation with , called it fantastic that Russian tennis players Mirra Andreeva and Diana Schneider reached the semifinals of the Paris Olympics in doubles.
Andreeva and Schneider beat Czech Olympic champions Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova in the quarterfinals with a score of 6:1, 7:5.
– It’s a feeling. For me, the undisputed favorites of this match were Krejcikova and Siniakova, but it seemed that our girls, realizing that they were outsiders, began to play so freely that their rivals simply collapsed. Schneider and Andreeva realized at some point that they could beat one of the strongest pairs in the world, they wanted to win. It’s just fantastic, I’m delighted. There is a chance to win a medal, “Chesnokov told .
The Russians will compete with the Spanish pair Cristina Buksha/Sara Sorribes-Tormo to reach the Olympic final.
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