General Director of the “Trophées de Palmyre Nord” team exhibition tournament Alexander Medvedev noted the successes of the Russian tennis player Elena Vesnin who played his farewell match on Friday.
Vesnine is 38 years old. In 2018, the athlete took a break due to the birth of a child; In 2021, she returned to the field and won silver at the Tokyo Olympics in mixed doubles. In May 2023, Vesnina gave birth to her second child and then announced her return to tennis. This summer, she participated in the Paris Games in doubles. After losing in the first round, the athlete announced that she would retire after the 2024 season. Vesnina won doubles gold at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics with Ekaterina Makarova. She is the winner of Roland Garros, the US Open, Wimbledon and the WTA final tournament in pairs, as well as the Australian Open in mixed doubles.
On Friday, Vesnina played her farewell match, teaming with Mansur Bahrami against Anastasia Myskina and Nikolay Davydenko in a tennis legends match at the Northern Palmyra Trophies tournament.
“Unfortunately, a sports career is such that it still ends, but life does not end. I have known Lena for a very long time, so I can point out the most important thing… I will of course start with the five Olympic Games. You should also look for an athlete, especially a tennis player, who has competed in five Olympics and won gold and silver. Vivaldi has four “Seasons” [речь идет о цикле концертов для скрипки с оркестром «Времена года» — ред.]but Lena is alone. It’s spring, not autumn, nor winter, nor summer. Her name is Vesnina. Eternal spring.
Léna did not win a single trophy, it is the Palmyra du Nord 2024 trophy, which I present to you with great pleasure [его]- Medvedev said on the air of the program “Match! Country”.
The Palmyra North Trophies tournament takes place from November 29 to December 1.
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