Karen Khachanov , Anastasia Myskina And Alexander Medvedev congratulated the Russian tennis player Elena Vesnin with the end of a career.
On Friday, Vesnina played a farewell match at the international exhibition tournament “North Palmyra Trophies”. Associated with Mansour Barrani, she lost to Anastasia Myskina and Nikolai Davydenko.
— Thanks to Alexandre Ivanovitch (Medvedev) for the cup, for the tournament. I have always come here with pleasure; It’s no coincidence that I chose this place for my farewell match. I have always loved St. Petersburg and its fans here. The time has come to hang up the racket, but a more interesting step awaits us. I am grateful to tennis for so many memories, victories, people. All this wouldn’t have happened if my mother hadn’t taken me to court. I am grateful to my parents for this trip; my father was with me at almost every tournament. Thanks to my husband and children for their support and belief in me, to the fans who worried about me. I would like to thank all the specialists who accompanied me throughout my tennis journey. Thanks also to Katya Makarova, with whom we won almost everything. I am happy that life connected me with this sport,” Vesnina said after the match.
“Unfortunately, my sporting career is such that it is ending. But life is not. We need to look for a tennis player who has competed in five Olympics and won gold and silver. Lena personifies eternal spring. Nadal and Federer lost their last matches and asked Vesnina to do the same. But she deserved the cup, said tournament general director Alexander Medvedev.
— All the most interesting things await you. Children are prettier and more fun than tennis. I wish you creative success and happiness, ”added Anastasia Myskina, former tennis player.
“I’m offended by you because you’ve never played mixed doubles with me, no matter how much I asked you.” Now you are ending your career. I’m not going to list everything you’ve accomplished. Your Olympic medal will go down in the history of international sport. This stage ends, of course, it’s a shame to lose you on the field, but you are impactful, you have a lot of ideas and strength. “We love you,” said tennis player Karen Khachanov.
Vesnina, 38, is the winner of Wimbledon (2017), Roland Garros (2013), US Open (2014) in doubles and Australian Open (2016) in mixed doubles. At the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Vesnina won the doubles tournament with Ekaterina Makarova. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Vesnina and Aslan Karatsev won silver medals in mixed doubles.
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