“This is the pride of our country.” Petrova – about Andreeva and Schneider’s silver medal at the Paris Olympics

Former world number three Nadezhda Petrova told that Russia can be proud of its tennis players’ silver medal Mirra Andreeva And Diane Schneider at the Paris Olympic Games.

In the final doubles match, Andreeva and Schneider lost to the Italian duo Sara Errani/Jasmine Paolini (3rd seed) with a score of 6:2, 1:6, 7:10. This medal was the first for Russian athletes at the Games in the French capital.

“It’s a shame that the girls missed such an opportunity.” They had the opportunity to win gold in their first Olympics. The first game of the second set went a bit badly with Schneider serving at 40:0. If Mirra and Diana had not lost that match, I think the Italians would not have cheered up so much. The Italians would not have immediately broken in the second set and believed they could immediately start a fight. And that’s exactly what they did. They trained our tennis players in the game they wanted to play themselves. Unfortunately, they turned out to be better. Not only were they more collaborative, but also more reliable at the right time. They simply expected mistakes from our girls.

Nevertheless, it is a great achievement for Mirra and Diana. They are great guys. It will also be a good learning process for them. You will have to move forward, work harder, dream bigger. And I hope they can perform well at the next Olympics, and maybe even play better than in Paris. I am not necessarily talking about a pair. It can be mixed or single.

But still well done. This is our only tennis medal at these Games. This is the pride of our country,” Petrova told .

Russian athletes are participating in the Paris Games in a neutral status. The competition in the French capital will end on August 11.

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