“Dad said that even international competitions are not as prestigious as the Spartakiad” – tennis player Polina Kudermetova

Seeded Spartakiad tennis player Polina Kudermetova spoke about her mood for the tournament as part of the All-Russian Spartakiad in summer sports among the strongest athletes, as well as about her father’s support.

On August 22, the tennis player played Spartakiad’s first mixed doubles match with Timur Kiyamov. The couple beat the duo Richard Muzaev / Nina Sozaonova (North Ossetia / Alania) with the score 2:0 (6:3, 6:2). Polina Kudermetova, 19, is the younger sister of the 18th racket in the world Veronika Kudermetova.

– I learned that I will play for the Tatarstan team at the end of July before going to a tournament in Spain, where I flew on July 31. Our captain Anton Sergeevich Krotyuk informed me of this.

Timur Kiyamov and I have known each other for a long time, he has known me since I was young, so we understand each other perfectly on the pitch. They played very well.

– Would it be prestigious to win the Spartakiad?

— Of course, each tournament is prestigious. It goes into your piggy bank and it becomes more pleasing to your soul to win the tournament.

– In Soviet times, it was very honorable to win the Spartakiad. Did anyone tell you about such competitions in the USSR?

“Dad told me that even international competitions are not as prestigious as the Spartakiad”, conveys the official website of the FTR, the words of Kudermetova.

The tennis tournament in Spartakiad will last until August 28.

Source : MatchTV

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