Athletistic/Tennis. Russian tennis player Diana Schneider, in an interview with SE, shared her impressions about participating in the doubles event at the 2024 Olympics with Mirra Andreeva.

— Did you know Mirra before the tournament?

— Yes, she has been on tour for a long time and I was playing with her older sister Erica for the junior team, so we met then.

— Elena Vesnina called your money a “miracle,” considering that you and Mirra had not played together before Paris. Do you agree?

“I don’t think it’s a miracle, it’s just that everything went well.” I was very upset after losing in the final, but then I realized that not only had we not played, but we had not even trained together. We could have been eliminated in the first round because we had not had time to work together. So silver is a great result in such a situation.

— What stopped you from winning gold, especially after winning the first set? Were you upset after the first game of the second set when you were leading 40:0 on serve?

“I have to say that after that match I lost my concentration a bit and let my emotions take over. The opponents took advantage of that and changed the course of the match.

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