Hardcourt #8

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To be honest, everyone has already forgotten about the feeder . Who did you tell not to growl? You know, tigress. Tigress. I'm already tired of answering the same question every day. Maybe you should change your phone number? Evgeny. And so he always brought three or four vobla with him. Why does the world need this? I wanted to break the rockets. Yes, you're welcome. Andy Rodick said: "Evgeny Kapelnikov is a machine." I'm ready to take off my shirt and show it. I think this is simply outrageous. How many haters will you get? This is our answer. Venus Wels. Of course, I will be against it. If I go to a strip club there, it's just that men love tennis so much . Yeah, well, no one's removing the camber yet. Everything is still ahead. Hi all. The tennis show Hardcore is on air . And today in the studio is your favorite golden lineup, with whom we are summing up the Australian Open. I, Anna Vasilyeva, introduce you to the man Andy Rodick called a machine without a shirt, without cramps and without fatigue. Olympic champion and the first Russian winner of the Grand Slam tournaments, Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Good afternoon. Day. Ah, and next to me is an Olympic champion, a two-time Grand Slam finalist, a sex symbol of her era, a mother of three little angels, a hockey player's wife, and a rare combination of elegance, toughness, and absolute precision of expression. Elena Dementieva. And this is already a proxy you are talking about. Everything is as it is, I say, everything is to the point. Well, friends, I remind you to give a like right now for the sex symbol of your era. and were also active in the comments. Agree with us, argue with us, the main thing is don’t be silent. We read everything and welcome any of your comments. And the Australian Open has ended . Actually, this is why we have gathered here. Ah, the bright semi-finals and, well, the no less bright final. Novak Djokovic, who was seeking his twenty-fifth title. Unfortunately, something didn't work out for him. So, what are your overall impressions of what happened, Evgeny? Well, let's start from the very beginning. What's there? We, our last broadcast was after, I think, the second round match, right? After the second round, yes. Yes. Well, there were a lot of events that I think Lena and I should discuss today. It was the same in the women's bracket as it was in the men's bracket. Yes. Well, I think, you know, well, I think this is one of the most, uh, exciting championships in Australia in recent times, because the men's draw gave us not one, but three finals, I think, because the semi-final matches, they were worthy of the final day, and there was everything: drama, passion, unpredictable results, and the highest level of tennis. So we've been really lucky this year to have some great, interesting matches. And, of course, the unique achievement of Carlos Alcaraz. He became the youngest player in history to win a career slam. Well, here we can, in principle, discuss, eh, how much more unique this is than Novak Djokovic’s semi-final . Because this is how I see it in the foreseeable future, uh, Carlos’s record achievement, I think someone will be able to repeat it. But as for the final in men's singles at 38 years old, ah, but it doesn't fit in my head . It's just incredible, it's incomprehensible. And I think it will be impossible to repeat. Well, Novyk plans to play for at least another 10 years, as he said in his post-match interview. I don't know if I was joking or not. Yes, he has such a sense of humor, apparently everything is fine with him, yes, and he says that this is probably not our last meeting at this stage of the tournament. That is, he meant the final of a Grand Slam tournament. But in fact, we basically predicted this scenario during our last broadcast . Well, it didn’t work out that way , but not quite like that. I honestly expected it to be Jan Xiner and Karlsa Karas in the final, but Novak Djokovic really showed a huge amount of willpower to beat Tianik Xiner on what is essentially his favorite surface. five-set match. In general, there were absolutely no prerequisites for this to happen . We remember how he, basically, as he himself said, I already had one foot in the plane, yes, when Musete simply withdrew in the third set, having won the first two completely unconditionally, then something happened, and he withdrew at 3:1 in the third set, well, giving Novyk the opportunity to reach the semi-finals, well, frankly speaking, this should not have happened, but it did, yes, and therefore Novak, apparently, mobilized all his insides, concentrated and gave such a match against Sinner. Of course it was, it was spectacular. And as Lena rightly said, this championship really did provide a lot of interesting matches, of course, and we would have liked our guys to be there, to be present, to take part in such matches, but, unfortunately, not this year. Listen, it could be that Novak, in fact, missed the quarterfinals, that is, missed the fourth round, but he somehow retained his strength and was able to put in a match like this in the semifinals. Plus, by the way, I’ll add here an interesting statistic: out of the eight matches he played, which lasted about 4 hours, Janik Sinner didn’t win a single one. Look, you chose your homework well. Well, of course, I sat last night and studied statistics. Well, yes, these statistics are really not in Yanik’s favor. If matches start to last longer than 4 hours , does he lack physics or something? It's hard to say. I don’t think that he’s physically disadvantaged in any way, yes, he’s behind everyone else, because we remember, again, there was the five-set match of last year’s final with Rolangaros, when he also had three match points against Alcaraz, but, unfortunately, lost. So I don't think there are , uh, big problems with physics there. Indeed, maybe there, but somehow subconsciously he himself understands that if , let’s say, the fifth set is going on and the match is so long, I might not last there. It’s difficult for me now to make a more precise analysis of why this is happening. Well, you know, he is still very tall, he is 1.90 meters or maybe even 1.91 meters. This also has an effect, because, well, we all know, tall people get tired faster. How would you like it, when you have such long levers, such long limbs, you, well, need much more muscular effort. This is a different range of motion. And, oh, you spend a lot more energy. No no . Well, listen, well, it’s like, well, it’s obvious that you have a completely different load on your cardiovascular system, it’s higher, this leads to faster fatigue. And he had a very difficult second round. Remember how hard he went through there. He was losing 2-2 in sets, but he won back the break. That is, it all has an effect. And for Nouk, yes, it turned out that, of course, these, well, it was n’t that he was lucky, but, of course, it was an advantage. He didn't play for two, you could say, three days. He didn't have such intense active training, which allowed him to approach this semi-final fresher. Listen, on the other hand, Siner's tennis is like that; he forces his opponent to give it his all from the very first point, whether he wants to or not, so that their body works not at 100%, but at 150%. He applies such extreme pressure from the very first point that some simply can't handle it. He can withstand one or two gems and then, you know, they raise their hands, handhoh, that I'm not ready for five sets in this mode, you know, to fight with such a person who, with every hit, puts such pressure there on the back line. And whether you like it or not, anyone will simply give up after three or four gems. At one time, just like with Nadal, especially at Rolgoros, the guys really played two games, then they just subconsciously understood that if I wanted to beat Nadal on clay, at his favorite tournament, I’d have to , I don’t know, gnaw on granite with my teeth , but many people just can’t handle that. And also also Sinr on on exactly this covering, on nau. And it is due to this that he wins almost a lot of matches . There, someone fights for 15-20 minutes and that’s it, and then three sets in a row go by like clockwork for him. But not this time. Now Novak really showed a huge amount of self-esteem. I think that it was only because of this that he was able to beat Siner, because in other respects, in terms of physical data, even though we all know how strong Novak is physically, but 38 years old is really that age. And unfortunately, that's what happened in the final . It was enough for exactly one set. Then reality, he faced reality. Alcaraz is younger, more energetic and then three sets in a row. Do n't you think that before the semi-final match he was irritated by a journalist's question about him chasing Alcaraz and Siner? It’s not that it’s a sore subject for him, you know, it’s just an old sore spot that’s been going on for many, many years. Well, I'm stupid, and the PR people are, and I'll tell you, even Roger and Rafya are playing along with this situation, because for a very long time he was not recognized and was not accepted into the elite of outstanding greats. And only when he caught up with them, and even only when he overtook them, then they said: “Well, yes, come with us.” And he himself always had the feeling that he was undervalued, that he was not getting his due for all his incredible achievements in tennis. Well, look, how much did one finish? 4 years ago already in Phaedrus, the second one I finished last year. Yes. And this one is still playing, naturally, those guys have pride, you know, but to be honest, everyone has already forgotten about Federer . This is my personal opinion with his twenty Grand Slam tournaments. But objectively speaking, Nadal is 22, Novyk is 24. And still, well , it’s clear that for someone FDR will be the greatest tennis player in history, but the numbers don’t lie, you know. Here we need to measure by the number of tournaments and titles won. And here, Novakadjokovic has an absolute advantage. And, of course, these two, but nevertheless, journalists still allow themselves to ask him questions that he is after someone. Well, well, well, what else should we ask journalists? They call me every day and ask how you rate Medvedev’s performance there , how do you rate it? I'm saying, how should I evaluate today? You ask me the same questions all the time. I'm already like a broken record. I'm already tired of answering the same question every day. Maybe you should change your phone number? Evgeny, then life is objective, right? No. Or will they find it anyway? They will find it, of course. Yes. That's why, that's why, yes, I'm sure that journalists want to find some kind of, you know, spice in this way , yes, to somehow provoke others. It's normal, but it still triggered him. He answered as he answered. Well, he did the right thing, because he has been answering such questions for many years. He has been for many years. This is actually surprising, because he deserves a lot of attention and respect. He really said it here, Zhenya, there’s no point in finding fault with that. He simply surpassed them in all respects , absolutely in all respects. Longevity is also here. And even what Rafa said before this final, well, what’s the big deal? In general, if not for injuries, I would also play here. Well, this is an appeal that we will also talk about during the final match. But from the outside, everything seemed much simpler than it actually was, when Noukom said: “Well, you don’t want to, yes, as if you don’t want to be here instead of me, fighting under Salcaras, yes, who is 22 years old, who runs like an electric broom.” my aunt has to prove to everyone that I had something there 10-15 years ago, but now I'm 38, I'm already a father of two children, you know? Let me take this twenty-fifth one and that's it, and retire. Listen, let's talk in more detail about this match in general. But if you were in Djokovic's place, what would your strategy be against this young Spaniard, who runs like a real electric broom, he carries absolutely everything, some incredible drop shots, ah, punches and some of those from the ground, he hits bandekhi there, and something else. Okay, you're going out to play, you're 38 years old, what should you do, what tactics should you use? To be honest, I thought until the very end that he was sitting it out, that he was saving the energy of the newcomers, I mean. That is, the fact that he was there, okay, he took that first set, then he had such a slump, I thought that he just didn’t want to give it his all , because he didn’t run for shortened ones again. It was clear how he didn't want to waste energy. And I was sure that he would mobilize in the fifth set. He will turn on everything he has and finish off Carlos. But this, unfortunately, did not happen. Well, I had to get to the fifth. But yes, but because the second and third sets were unfolding, well, it was really clear that, well, the new guy, his resources were all depleted, but with Alcaraz it was clear that he was ready to step it up. He, he, he could, well, if we speak in such terms, he could simply, at third gear, turn on the forced second gear and then third, fourth, fifth, sixth. She had many opportunities to somehow improve, but Novyk, unfortunately, he couldn’t, in theory, but I say again that this is a brilliant result. He has exhausted himself to the max. Will he ever reach another Grand Slam final? Well, that's a big question. Yes. Big question, yes. Len, well, we women have more of a tactical, strategic way of thinking. What would your tactics be for this match if you were Novak? No, come on, Zhenya, you said everything correctly. What is the tactic here? What you're saying is he didn't run for the shortened ones. It's just that Carlos makes such shortened shots that are not completely unnoticeable during the swing. He does it with precision, like no one else. So Novyk, he did everything possible. That is, he played a great first set, they let him play it. In principle, Alcaraz was not playing so sharply yet, he did not make such a big play, so he had the opportunity to get a foothold. He took what he could. But then he himself realized that he physically couldn’t handle it. He does assess the situation objectively. He plays to the limit. And we see that Alcaraz still has a very large reserve of physics and endurance. And he understands this, that even he turned to Nadal during the match. But this also suggests that he already, in principle, understands where this is all going. When he is collected, will he talk to anyone ? He will be focused on every play and will fight and struggle until the end. But here, regarding what you're saying, I think it's unlikely he'll reach the final, when he beat Sinner. I kept thinking about what you said about whether he had any chance. And you said: "No, not at all." And, well, since I consider you, for me you have always been and are an outstanding tennis player, you see, I am surprised that you say this. After all, generally accepted concepts of what is possible and what is impossible do not apply to outstanding tennis players and people in general. I think you've encountered so many times in your career when people said about you: "Well, no, come on, Zhenya, you definitely can't do this , but you did it." That's the same thing. He simply has this bar of what is possible and what is impossible, it is incredibly high and may even be limitless. What he shows me is a tennis miracle, because at 38 years old, playing in the men's singles final is impossible. Well, it's simply impossible. This is a fact. Well, how then can we explain this phenomenon? the fact that he has been playing for 38 years at the level of the number one tennis player, the number one tennis player in the world. Well, I honestly can't explain it. I can't prove this except with truly enormous willpower and enormous desires. That's why, I think, he still continues to play training, because he wants to prove to everyone that he is still ready and can do it. Well, well, how much longer do you think he will have to prove this? He said he'll keep everyone on edge for 10 years, you know, like Sirena Williams. You'll still be playing. Well, no, Dani, no, there he answered coquettishly. He said, well, how many more years? 10, maybe 5-7. Well, for example, how about kids, don't relax. I think that's the message, most likely. Yes, most likely, he's keeping everyone really on their toes. Well, whether we like it or not, we have to admit that the newcomer really does pack stadiums. I don't know what the numbers were for the TV broadcast of that final match, but I'm sure it was huge. A huge audience of tennis fans. The highest rated final in the last 9 years. Yes, indeed, a huge audience of tennis fans was glued to this match. Everyone was watching to see if Novyk would be able to win his twenty-fifth Grand Slam title or not. Can Alcaraz win a career slam at 22 years old? Of course, this is already his seventh title. But there was too much at stake in this one match. And indeed there was intrigue. up to a certain point. Well, to be honest , when Kalesa Karas won the second set, I already realized that Novyk, well, he won’t be able to win two more sets, playing the kind of energy-consuming tennis that they showed in the first two sets. Listen, by the way, after the second set there was an interesting moment when Carlos started to get upset about the fact that they started closing the roof without warning, and he talked for a long time with the organizers. This is really so, well, it’s important to warn the player in advance, it affects something. It makes a big difference when you play under an open roof and when you play indoors. Well, practically, when they close your roof, you play in the hall, you don’t have No , well, it can’t close halfway. But you had it half closed before the start of the match. No, no, during the match they closed it a little. Well, who the hell knows. I don't know, maybe it started raining or something. They explained that the cold and wind stopped the cart and the wind picked up. And so, well , in fact, the organizers couldn’t do that, well, they shouldn’t have done that, because you have to start in one set of conditions and finish in another , unless, of course, there are force majeure situations, like rain, for example , then you have to do something. But when you play with an open roof, indeed, yes, there are a lot of elements there, like the wind, there, the sun, there, something else. And when you just completely close the roof, it feels like you have no wind, the ball bounces evenly all the time, it’s the same there, and so on. So, yes, Carlos considered the conditions to be a little unfair, so he expressed his indignation. Another thing is that it is possible, how the supervisors and organizers will react to all this. Well, they did n't react at all. I had to play in such conditions. Well, yes . And, actually, this apparently didn’t stop Carlos. Oh, but by the way, it's also interesting that in Australia there was some index over the maximum 5.0 for heat, and the roof was completely closed precisely because of this. And there, matches that were held on courts without a roof were suspended. And here's an interesting point about Carlos: he started having cramps during daytime matches. He didn't have any convulsions in the evening . So, it turns out that weather conditions influence the occurrence of cramps or not? Well, of course it does. Well, when you have 42°, you play during the day in the sun. Whether you like it or not, you sweat. Well, nervous stress also influences cramps, especially for those who are a little unbalanced in their nerves. And this is how muscles can spasm. So, ah, the match against Zverev was really intense. And to my surprise, Sasha really did show phenomenal tennis at this tournament. He could absolutely have also been a contender for the final match, and who knows, he could have gone against Novak there too, if that situation had arisen , he could have beaten Novak and finally won his first Slam. But, but, unfortunately, everything turned out the way it did, and again he will have to wait for Roland, Wimbledon, and Juissø Opona to finally win his first Grand Slam tournament. Listen, well, we've just bypassed the other semi-final a bit. Alcaraz Zverev. Here, too, in the context of cramps, there was such a dispute, Zverev’s indignation regarding the fact that Carlos took a medical break due to, in fact, cramps. And this is, in fact, prohibited. Here he was indignant. Do you think it is fair or not? Listen, I actually never really figured out if it was cramps or if it was a real muscle problem, you know? Because someone says it was a convulsion. Well, Alcaraz also supposedly didn’t fully understand what it was, right? If you feel some muscle pain there, that’s one thing. Basically, there are cramps. You can fall and in these spasms there from the pain you can somehow, well, do it wrong. Ah, well, it’s possible to confuse cramps with some kind of injury. Because no, well let's do it this way. He didn't fall, right? It wasn't a situation where he was lying there, struggling in captivity, and he really needed immediate help, right? That is, he is referring to the question of whether high-ranking players have any advantages. Yes, they have them. And, of course, he took a medical break illegally. That is, he should have somehow hobbled through and finished the game. But no, whatever happened, he should have played out the game to the end, defended it, and already at the transition called the physio for assistance. Because if it was from a friend, we know that it is like muscle fatigue, you can't take a break for this reason. This is even more so if it was some kind of strain or injury, that is, agree that the score is 4:4 and you are not lying on the court. No, you can stop the match. Of course you can stop. I, I can't. I just felt a little pinched in my back and that's all. And a physical education supervisor should come there, yes, and you should do this. All this can be done at any score. Well, it turns out that there is a loophole where players can cheat and stop the game simply because they think that maybe they have something there. Well, you know, oddly enough, this break actually did the animal some good. Well, despite the fact that he got incredibly worked up there and was simply indignant there like, I don’t know who. But it still somehow turned him on in a good way. And I think that this break was the only reason he won the third and fourth sets. And we know very well that sometimes tennis players simply intuitively latch onto certain moments that may not be worth such attention in order to irritate themselves. They are already playing at their maximum, and in order to get something extra , they do this. Again, I remember the moment when Sabalenka was playing Svetolina, and when the referee gave the point to Ilina because the voiceover was too loud, yes, just from Arina’s look, from the way she spoke to the referee, it was clear to me that the match was already decided, you know, it’s like in this series, you tell someone not to growl, you know, she’s already a tigress. Well, that is, it was clear to me that Elina no longer had a chance . That's where her hopes seemed to end. Same here. Zverev got fired up, but he got fired up and in a good way it invigorated him, and he seemed to get downright angry, something he often lacks. Well, I don’t know how he lost in the fifth set, I don’t know, honestly. It was as if someone had unplugged him. It was 5:3. He served for the match at 5:4. 5:4 served for the match. Well, how is that possible? Well, that's the beauty of tennis: you have to be focused until the very end, until the last point, especially in a match like this. You have, well, a real semi-final match, a Grand Slam tournament. You're fighting to get, uh, to get to the finals. One can only sympathize with the situation in which Alexander found himself. Yes. Now. Do you know what else was interesting about the tennis players' rackets? There is a certain tendency. We were talking about your racket, Evgeny. How are you there, that baldazhnik, huh? And now the trend is that everyone is trying to make their racket lighter. That is, if earlier, well, more precisely, now Djokovic’s racket still weighs 350 g, then for the same Alcaraz, if I’m not mistaken, it’s 310, I think. That is, it is exactly the same with Siner . What do you think, is this trend right or wrong? Technology in general, how can you comment on this? Well, it seems to me that these are, of course, new technologies, because why did they take heavy rackets to increase the power of the blow. Yes, now this is achieved due to the high rigidity of the rim. This may take away a little control, but the control is probably compensated by the fact that the balls have become slower, they have become fluffier, more voluminous, which is something that players often complain about, yes, as they tell us. But this is precisely the balance, yes, and new materials make it possible to achieve this edge rigidity without increasing the weight of the racket, because, well, with a heavy racket there still needs to be an ideal impact point. If you throw the ball, it all has a very significant impact, yes, on your arm, your hand, your elbow, your shoulder, it all kind of suffers, yes. Well, here, it seems to me, yes, this trend will continue to develop and go on. How do you think? Well, you were probably right when you said that tennis has really become more powerful, and, as it seems to me, everything happens behind the ball. The balls, well, are not the same, we must objectively understand, not the same as they were before. But before, it seems to me, there was more control. Now swords are pushed very quickly, and you need to put in a huge amount of effort to penetrate, to accelerate with escorts, yes. Therefore, probably the same 30-40 GM, which, well, the difference is the whole racket, they are very important, because, well, you have to hit it for 3 hours, roughly speaking, when you play a particularly five-set match, but whether you like it or not, you will start having problems with your elbow, and with your shoulder, with everything. That's probably why, by lightening the racket, they're trying to take the load off the body. But here you need to understand where your balance is. Either in the head, or you have neutral, or you have in the handle. That is, you have, well, I also have 340 g there, but my balance was in the head and because, well, I had ball control, and I had very good ball control. It didn't create a huge effort for me to direct it there. Therefore, yes, you, Evgeny, didn’t have any problems at all. Andy Rodick said: "Evgeny Kapelnikov is a machine, he played for 6 hours, no cramps, nothing for 6 hours." 6 hours never 6 hours we played a couple once, right? We played a couple of matches once, and in singles, I think it took me a little over 4 hours, and there were several of these matches. And all the matches were on Rolagoros. Let's watch the video now and discuss it. People have those bodies that just do n't cramp. Like I don't know that I've ever seen Stan deal with cramps. And then you see like I remember like he would take a shirt off and you'd be like cramp and then hours later and he's like a Well, what can you answer to Rodik? Evgeny. Well, we're not capable of that yet, and he just doesn't know what brine is. Apparently. No no . I'm ready to take off my shirt and show it. Well, basically, get the hang of it. Why? Why do n't I ever experience cramps, but there was one very, you know, subtle nuance, when my Ant Sanch, my trainer Ant Sanvich Lepeshny, and I, when we went to Rolgoros, it was there, I remember, in ninety-five or ninety-six, and he always brought three or four vobla with him. Vob. Here are the roaches, the real roaches. And so before each match in the evening we were sitting, and he said: “You need vobla so that the salt doesn’t leave your body too quickly.” And so I always ate one wobbler there with a matcha of Pititovy. And so we never give me such roaches at once , which he eats there during breaks. Believe it or not. But these were the realities. Yes. They also say that the foamy drink helps with cramps, yes. Well, not here, I don’t know if it can be voiced or not. Please, the beer is fine. I don't think there are any problems. Listen, what did Rodik mean when he said that you were taking off your shirt? Why did he even say that? Well, when we train, well, when you change T-shirts, when it’s thirty-five degrees Celsius heat, maybe we trained together there many times, you won’t be in a T-shirt alone for the whole training session, and then after 10 or 15 minutes the T-shirt is already so wet that you could survive, wring it out. That's why we changed shirts. And when he looked at my torso, well , I was so thin that he said: “Well, by definition it’s simply not possible.” This person should, yes, there should be convulsions. And in the end, have you had them at least once in your career or not? Of course there were. But it’s still a coincidence, right? It’s just that he claims there that there are certain organisms that are predisposed to seizures, and there are those that are not, or that this is nonsense. Of course they would be. I had some in the final match of Rolangaros, when I played with Stich. It was in the tiebreak of the third set. Nobody talked about it. Well, I did talk about it a couple of times, but I had a tiebreak. If I hadn't won the tiebreak of that third set, who knows how this whole story would have ended. Okay, let's talk about your favorite, Dania Medvedev, who got the furthest in the draw among Russians, but unfortunately, he was stopped by Ten, and quite devastatingly so, 64, 60, 63. What? What's wrong? What went wrong? Come on, step on the gas and rev it up. Listen, here you are again, like all journalists. What's wrong? What's wrong? What's wrong? Well, how am I supposed to know what's wrong? Well, how could you not see it that way? You must admit, he was somehow not himself at this match. It’s impossible to simply say that he’s so inconvenient for him; the only explanation for this is that everything that Daniil now has in his arsenal, but against a player like Ten, no longer works, you understand? But there was the first serve, he received it clearly, he moves no worse than Medvedev now around the court. Left-handed, has an amazing sense of the ball . Left-handed, that is, he has everything in his arsenal that he needs to neutralize Medvedev’s game. So, uh, for some people it was a surprise, this result. But, to be honest, after watching, I really wasn’t lazy from the first to the last ball. I was interested myself, so I looked. Well, objectively, Daniil didn’t have anything in his arsenal that could have gotten past the American, playing Lerner, yes, unfortunately. Well, by the way, about control again , yes, I don’t know what kind of racket Utjen has, but Carls has these, well, I mean in terms of weight, how much does his racket weigh, no, I haven’t studied this issue, but Alcaraz also has these drop shots, that is, this maneuverability, probably, this also relates to the lighter, lighter racket. Well, well, everyone trains, everyone works, everyone tries to improve, but whether you like it or not , you will have something in your arsenal that you do perfectly. Well, this American has a sense of the sword. Even when we had several broadcasts last year , I singled out two people who I thought would be at the top of the young people in 2026. I said that Fanseca and RNI were all laughing at me, you know? And I'm sure this guy will still be able to make his mark this year. Elena and I always listen to you with complete seriousness. No, well, you know, what I want to say is that with this kind of footwork it doesn't matter what racket you play with, because let's not forget that tennis is, first and foremost, about footwork and a fast-paced ball. And all this depends on how we approached it, how we loaded our legs, how we entered it with our body. And the racket, yes, it helps, but that, I would say, is already the third stage. So let's not say here that the racket is magical, they reduced the weight there, and the game immediately started to work. This is a huge, colossal amount of footwork. Well, that's the question. With such colossal footwork. Will Alcaraz be able to wear a seasonal helmet this season? No, it's seasonal. He won't win four tournaments . No, no, not enough legs? No, Siner won't allow it. Everything was recorded. Elena, what is your forecast? I think that if we get knocked out earlier at Rolangaros and the US Open, I think he could win two more. But simply winning everything, knowing how short the break between Embledon and the French Open is, is incredibly difficult to do. That is, only a few succeeded in this. And this is something that is often talked about and discussed, that even if you played in the final and won at Ambledon, these two weeks are nothing to recover and move on to the most difficult tennis surface, right? That is, you just have to be a monster. Listen, well, we've already witnessed something like this here, that yes, seven Grand Slam tournaments at 22 years old. And this year, I don’t know now exactly what year Alcaraz was born, but if he’s only 22 this year, then that’s phenomenal. May 23rd and May 23rd. But still 23, if he, if he catches at least two more this year, like Lena is confident. I'm not sure I suppose so, yes. I think he will win Raland Gros, but not the US Open, I doubt it. But still , if he plays the chronology like this, well, let's say, until he's 35 , then, of course, with this trend, he'll break all records. Friends, if you also believe that Carlos Salcaras will break all records, then be sure to subscribe to our Telegram channel, First and Red, where you can follow all the latest news, events, statistics, and other exclusive content. And if you don't believe in Carlos, still subscribe and write comments under this video. We will be very interested to hear from you too. Well, let's move on to the women's bracket, finally. We had a lot of interesting things there too. Elena Rybakina and Arina Sabalenka in the final, a repeat of the final tournament. So you fundamentally don’t want to discuss our girls? Do you want to get to the final right away ? Of course, we really want to discuss them. What are you doing, Evgeny? Well, we have the most important thing right on the heels, as they say, the finale. Our ambassador Arina Sabalenka, unfortunately, once again loses to Lena Rybakina. another one, and when she lost at this final a month ago, well, a little more. Well, yes, if at the final we still found an excuse here, that there was a difficult schedule and Arina, perhaps, did not recover enough, then now, of course, they both reached the final without losing a single set. And there was a break day. Here it seemed like both of them should have been fresh, fresh and ready to fight, but they were fresh. But here let's just say that Elena overacted and that's it, period . Ah, well, actually, what surprised me was that before the finale Marina said that she had drawn her conclusions. She knows why she lost all the finals before. And she will fix it, yes. Yes, and that she is perfectly aware of what she needs and what she was missing. But when she entered this final, I got the impression that she was absolutely confident of her victory. That is, she had no doubt that she would win now. And this is even despite the fact that she lost to Lena in the final . And her attention span was constantly wandering. She would get ready, then drop out of the game again. And this is the state that she is famous for, and when she completely forgets about everything and everyone, as it were, and is completely devoted to the game. She's immersed, she's already, um, well, just giving in to her instincts and fighting, struggling for every play. It seems to me that she was unable to bring herself into this playful state. It was always , as they say, sometimes we get together, sometimes we relax. And Elena, she came out very collected, it seems to me. She went out with the utmost respect for her opponent. She was well concentrated, she played the whole match quite evenly. Even the fact that she missed the start of the third set, but it was just one break, not that much. She continued to play and very quickly made up for the lost games and took the lead in the score. So here it is an unconditional victory for Rybakina. Well, when the score was 3:0 in the third set, what did her coach say to her? And after what did she just turn on? How? Listen, well, if it worked like that, well, we saw, yes, he told her: “Come on more energetically, come on, more actively, you’re serving too weakly, you’re serving it into her hands, well, you know, well, well, you, yes, well, you say it like that.” Well, after that, Rybakina serves an ace, then another great rally, yes, she takes her serve and then five games in a row. That is, no, well, she, in principle, was in a very good playing condition, with a good attitude, although somewhere, perhaps, she sagged at the beginning of the third set, but still it was a very stable, very good level of play, and therefore, it seems, the victory remained hers. Well, in fact, Sobaryanko gave up her match. She basically did everything possible to turn the match in her favor, winning by making a break at 5:4 in the second set. But the game was already practically made by her, but we must give credit to Rybakin. It seems to me that in this situation, I don’t know if the coach said it or not , but she probably thought: “Well, I need to play for my own pleasure.” And she just relaxed, because I think at some point she began to believe that she could win. This was especially noticeable, I think, throughout the second set. Yes. And somehow she felt a little bit constrained. Well, when the score became 3:0, I, frankly speaking, well, thought that Arina would bring this match to a logical conclusion in her favor, but at that moment, apparently, Lena simply relaxed and began to play the tennis that she had been showing throughout the first set. So it’s not so absolute, but I think I agree with Lena here that Rybakin’s victory was absolutely deserved. And we have repeatedly confirmed here in this studio that at the moment these are the first two leading tennis players. And they have proven it with their results, especially in the last 6 months. Well, Elena will be in the top three now, and throughout this season, I think, she will fight for the first place. All the prerequisites are, of course, there to win a Grand Slam tournament. Firstly, this is a huge reserve, firstly, of points, yes, you can now calmly not have such pressure. Well, I think that they both have no pressure at all to confirm their points, or anything else. But, but we are talking about fighting for the first position in the ranking. I think she has a very good chance now. But for the first time in my career I have achieved this very figure. Well, we must still give credit and congratulate our ambassador Aryna Sabalenka on the fact that she was able to break two records, namely 20 consecutive tiebreaks won, which Novak Djokovic, with his nineteen, is behind her. And the second record is 110 consecutive matches at Grand Slam tournaments. She won at least one set. So, for a second, in all of history, only Roger Federer has kept up with her, and even he has won 99 sets. That is, there are more precisely 99 matches where at least one set was won. Well, yes, even if she lost matches, but she lost three, yes, this is, of course, a phenomenal result, yes. This proves that she rightfully occupies the position in the ranking that she holds. She is objectively the best tennis player in the world. Do you know what else is interesting? When Arina was playing against Elina Svetolina, there was a moment, Lena had already mentioned it to Hinderens, when during the rally Arina shouted something and the referee stopped the rally. I do n't think anyone understood what happened. Not Elina, not Arina, but at the same time, how is this, what is this, has it ever bothered you? In fact, there was already one precedent in the second round, when, if you remember, Naomi Asaka played Sarana Kirsty or Kirsty made a mistake on the first serve. Well, this can probably also be attributed to what you said, Hindurens. Uh, and that's why the judges apparently did n't want, yes, they didn't want to have such a precedent again and warned whether it was right or not, well, I don't know, it's hard for me to somehow evaluate all of this now. Listen, if we remember Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka and Arina Sabalenka, if you close the picture and listen, it’s one long exhalation. Exhale, yes, well, exactly exhale, because they do this not in order to knock down the opponent or to interfere. It's just how men love tennis so much. Yeah, well I don't know, let the men say. But it definitely helps to maintain rhythm, it helps with breathing and recovery. That is, it’s just the rhythm of the game. And everyone has their own. If she had suddenly done this, well then I can still understand that the judge would have made this decision. But if she's been playing like this her whole career, and even Ilina was surprised, she didn't understand why she was awarded this point, what happened, right? Well, I don't really know. Here is a judge, uh, well, she should also understand, uh, and feel the moment of the game. It's no wonder that, for example, if you take NHL matches, yes, when there are playoffs, even for some violations the referees turn a blind eye to it, well, so as not to spoil the intensity of this picture, yes, which the spectators were so looking forward to. And here, well, somehow she decided, well, it seems to me, to prove herself, she spoke out. Well, I think it was unfounded. Lenna, have these groans and screams ever bothered you during matches? It was such that I wanted to shut this screamer up already. Listen, for me it's just background noise, honestly. I don't pay attention. For me, there were absolutely no spectators there. What I mean is the shouts that were trying to interfere with something or to interfere with something between the first and second serves, no, but the shouts of the opponent. I was n't concentrating on that at all. It was impossible to knock me out with any shouting during the game. Well, we touched on the topic of the NHL a little. Uh, we have one ambassador, that's Egor Demin, he plays in the NBA. Ah, and here on your screens you can see the odds for the match he is about to play in the near future. By the way, what do you think about the NBA? And gorgeous. I I fell in love. My interest has been reawakened. First of all, I followed the draft very closely, yes. And we all know that Egor was drafted seventh overall by Brooklyn Nets. Well, I'm sitting here, of course, yes. And the only thing right now is our Russians who are in MBA and not in the last positions. I really wish him success. That's how everything works out for him . He cracks three-point shots like nuts. But he scored a double here as the last goal of the match. Yes, of course not. I'm not hiding it, yes. I follow Brooklyn as often as I can and play in matches. I'm trying to look. It doesn’t happen often, but whenever possible, whenever possible, yes, I keep an eye on it. Well, let's discuss our girls, what Evgeny wanted to start with. Mira and Diana both lost to Elina Svetolina in the fourth and third rounds. Ah, well, why such a result and what did they lack in the matches with Elina? Ah, well, let's go with it, I guess so. Each of them had their own reason. If we take the world, for example, then the brilliant victory in Idalaid, it seemed, as we discussed, should have given her confidence, yes, for the game in Melbourne, but this did not happen. I wish I had more active actions on her part. That is, there were moments there, if I recall, in the second round, she was generally standing in a kind of tough defense there. Well, for me, it’s an excessive use of this cutting blow. And on the right, that is, he is good when you are knocked out of the corridor, he is good when you block a sharp serve in the first square. But when you stand there and there are literally two games in the middle of the right square and you only play with the right cut, well, that’s when I have some questions. Well, for what reason, probably, the influence of Conchita Martinez, her coach, is evident here, because she herself, I met her in real life, I played with her, even though I won, but I remember those matches. It’s just torture, because it’s an endless change of tempo, a change of rhythm. You just accelerate your attack, and they put you back on your heels . Infinity. On the left is a cutter, on the right is this half-slide, cutter, half-slide. That is to say, it was simply very difficult to endure. There is no pleasure in playing there. But if, and in her case it was justified, because she is a very talented tennis player, a winner of the Boldon, but let's call a spade a spade, she was never a super athlete, she was never fast, she was never sharp. That is, she created and played the tempo at which she was comfortable. I have a question: why does the world need this? That is, Mira is young, strong, resilient, fast, and has very tenacious legs. So why does she constantly slow down this pace? On the contrary, I want her to speed it up. I don’t want her to take more active actions, to counterattack, to attack. That is, this is the game that will bring her victory in the future. That is to say, well, it didn't work out. In Melbourne, I saw a lot of statements saying that with such a game she won’t be able to win there. How many haters will you get? I can't even imagine. I thought I would be alone now. Well, listen, we express our opinion, but we don’t try to force it on anyone, you understand? I'm just saying that I categorically disagree with the statement that the world won't be able to win the Grand Slam with such a game, that it was a disaster there. I didn't see the disaster. I know she can. I see that she can do it. It's just another question that, well, you still have to work on your game, improve it, yes, variety in the game is great, but activity hasn't been cancelled. If we look at the top players, it is very active and very powerful tennis. So here, well, it’s like patience and further work, and everything will work out for her. Elena, should we continue working with the same trainer or maybe we should think about Well, listen, it’s not up to us to decide here. I think that Mira works with someone she feels comfortable with, someone she believes in and trusts. I have said this many times that this is a very complex puzzle, you have to find your person, yes, you have to believe in him, trust him. Well, she trusts Conchita Martinez implicitly. I remember her match between Adalaide and Kostyuk, and when there was a decisive moment, and she showed her, that is, for me it was surprising, she showed her: “Serve to the body under the right of Mir.” It's just like a soldier executes a serve to the right, into the body. Then she says: "Win it up." She starts to wind things up there. That is, she does exactly as she says. Well, I want more actions, like, from her. I want to see more of her vision, her improvisations, so to speak , in the match. the way she feels it. Well, I think that if she chose Conchita, it means she is so comfortable, it means she is so good. Ah, well, she now has such a serious stretch ahead of her, she will need to defend her points in Dubai, in Indials. Will the world succeed? Well, it's very difficult. This year we initially said that confirming is much more difficult than getting there. This means that staying on top is much more difficult. Moreover, everyone knows her. And we've already looked and drawn conclusions. If last year she was like a hurricane, she was just an unexpected surprise for many, yes, and they didn’t understand how to play with her . Could it really be a little girl, yes, and maybe at that level it was somehow unusual, yes, unusual. That is, now everyone already knows, there are tactics , there are plans for the game, everyone understands how, there, another question is whether it works out or not. It's much more difficult for her. It’s much more difficult for her, plus there’s this pressure to prove herself. And it also seems to me that psychologically she feels her potential. She knows what she can do, as if she had a really good pre-season, was really well prepared, but couldn’t take it to the next level, right? They tell her: "Mira is capable of winning a Grand Slam tournament." Of course, she is capable, she can, but there are seven or eight other people there, if not more, who are also capable and can do it. This can't be ignored, right? That is, you can’t just say that, well, your opponent will ruin your game, he will interfere with your play, he will not let you win. Therefore, this also needs to be taken into account and we need to continue to play with it. What difficulties did our ambassador Diana Schneider experience in the game against Erina Svetolina? What went wrong with her ? Evgeny, why are you smiling like that? You simply didn't let me speak. Ah, sorry. No, you speak out, how can we stop you from speaking out? Well, to be honest , I wish I had n’t watched that match between Andrey and Svitolina, because, well, for me, it really revealed such a huge number of, well, shortcomings in the world’s game. This is, first of all , the inability to generate the force of the blow itself. This is especially true when hitting the right. That is, if they just start throwing to her to the right, but she can’t hit it powerfully from the right. She plays only by the power of her opponents' shots. That is, if she comes across tennis players who neutralize her strengths with their medium shots , and her strong point in the world is playing with two hands on the left. Well, we all understand that. As soon as she starts, uh, stupidly sitting on the right, everything manifests itself in such a negative way for her. Lena says she's starting to miss the target, she's starting to play with a cut shot. And the sliced ​​shot is especially relevant in the game on slower surfaces, it’s, well, it’s already a clear flaw. Well, you give up the initiative, inviting your opponent to attack. Yes, that's right. Yes. And Mira can only play due to the speed of her opponents. Uh , yes, she has improved her first serve, yes, she has started to move around the court left and right in a decent manner, but there are still very big gaps in her forward and backward movement. That means there is a lot of work to do there. And, frankly speaking, with the game that she is showing now, I said: “You can hate me, you can say whatever you want, but she has no prospect of becoming, uh, the number one racket in the world, of winning a Grand Slam tournament .” This is something that needs to be looked at objectively. I absolutely want, I tell you honestly, for her to achieve success, for her to win a huge number of Grand Slam tournaments. But to do this, something needs to change. And, frankly speaking, I don’t see much prospects. That's how coach Martin feels, that she can give her something that will really improve her game. Now she’s just reached her limit, what she could get from this coach, she got. And then it’s up to them to decide what they want in this life. They want to improve, something needs to change. They don’t want to, if she’s happy with what she has at the moment, then God forbid, don’t ask us our opinion about what she should do, why this is happening. And this will happen quite often. now, because, as Lena said, everyone already knows her, everyone knows her game and knows how to neutralize her, what needs to be done to neutralize her strengths. That's why it's already like a well-read book for all girls. And there I looked now, the same Jovic, she is a young American woman of good Serbian descent. This is if you take them and put them in parallel, they are the same age. Who do I prefer? Well, Jovic's potential is 10 times greater than Andreev's. This needs to be objective. That's why there are so many girls. I do n't think you think it was just a bad, unsuccessful tournament? You're speaking so globally, yes, I really think that the kind of game she shows, the way she wins matches, it won't be enough at that level. I understand that he beats Rybakina, beats Sabalenka, beats the same Shvek. No, it’s precisely with them, when they give her speed, that it’s easier for her to play. You see, that's what Svetolna doesn't have, because let's remember the final, look, let's remember the Adelaide final, when she played against Victoria Imboka, you see, she's comfortable playing with people like that, they give her speed to accelerate, and because of that, she controls the ball very well. She has a great feel for the ball and controls it very well . But when you need to do something about yourself, as you rightly said, that’s when the moment arises. Players like Rybakina, like Sabalenka, like Shventok will suffocate her with their tempo, they will simply sit on the right and suffocate her with their tempo , and that’s it, she will do what she does under great pressure whether she wants to or not. When you find yourself in a critical situation, you do what is easiest for you. And the easiest thing for her to play is with this sharp right-hand strike, it is doomed to failure. She has a lot of room to improve her game, let's put it that way . And she is still very young. So she, I think that everything you said is very accurate. Therefore, there is nothing impossible here for a person who analyzes. She is certainly a very thoughtful, analytical person. And I think she can, she will be able to do it. No, well, I don’t see any objective reasons why she couldn’t do it. Well, we are actually rooting for her and we really wish this for her. Changes are needed. Well, something needs to change. Here I say again, the way the situation is going now, it is very limited in its arsenal. We still have a very thoughtful and analytical audience, so please write in the comments what you think about Mira Andreeva's coaching change, whether it is necessary, and what will help her reach the next level in her game. Let's move on to Diana Schneider. After all, we have our beloved ambassador Dianochka. What did she lack in the game against Elina? Listen, let's take it this way. Diana, that means Mira and Coco, yes, and everyone lacked peace. Everyone had the same reason. Ilina Svetolina, this peak tour just arrived in mind-blowing form. Her footwork, her general sense of the sword, her attitude, her character. Well, that's just my character, yes. That is, she always played in the top tens. She was capable of beating any leading player there. But here she really prepared, she came up to speed, she had a victory in Auckland and, unlike the world championship, there was still, let 's say, a week off, so it all worked out perfectly for her. By the way, she returned ten also together with Belin Benchi mommy. Well, now we're waiting there for more families with many children to finally discredit the female one . No, well, Ilina Svetolyevna was in great shape and her victory over Kokugaf also showed that, right? That is, it was not by chance that she won against Diana and Mir. She was really in great shape, only Arina was able to stop her, and even then, it was as if with her superpower, yes. But she would actually be ready to impose her game on anyone and ruin anyone's tennis . But Kokogaov not only broke the tennis, but also her racket after the game with Elina. And Iga Shven spoke out about this because this video spread on social networks and there was a lot of criticism directed at Coco. And so Iga said that we are not animals in a zoo, so that they can film us everywhere . And somehow there must be an area where we can feel comfortable and have some kind of private atmosphere. So, what do you think, is it right that this moment was spread so widely on social media ? I don't understand how to make a tragedy out of this . Well, I broke my racket and that's it. They also break rackets on the court. No, well, look, she controlled herself so well, she accepted this defeat with such dignity, although inside she simply had a fire, she did nothing on the court, she left there with dignity. She went under the podium , she hid, so to speak, to catch her breath there. Well, I don’t think so, they already have this, as you know, well, I have two opinions here, because if you ask me from the point of view of Nesika, how do I feel about placing these cameras everywhere. I think it's just outrageous, you know? There is no limit to my indignation. This is simply something unimaginable. Well, now ask me as a viewer how I feel about this. How do you feel about this? Well, I really like it, Anya, I really like it , because I look with such interest at the warm-up area, the gym , even the areas under the stands, you know, when I look through the eyes of a spectator and see players who have forgotten that they are under the sights of dozens of cameras. I see that they are who they are , who they are in life. And I find this very interesting. I always want to go to the key warehouse. Not to mention even a peek. Well, for example, I'm rooting for Alcaraz, and I'm glad to see that he has zero arrogance there, no show-offs there, that he goes there to say hello to all the security guards, that he's very friendly, that he always has a smile on his face, and I kind of want to root for him even more, you know. I think I chose the right player for myself. And you didn't say hello to those in the locker room at Rolangoroi? You knew everyone by sight, of course, there was hello, how are you, me too. Yes. Well, let's remember your favorite Mary Pierce, who is there giving out kisses after all her victories, and she is completely different in real life. No, well, everyone, everyone has their flaws, of course, I'm saying that the spectators are interested to know what the players are really like, whether they are as radiant and friendly as they are after victories. Well, well, well, I would, of course, but well, again, somehow not too much, I really wouldn’t want to be seen after defeats. We live in a time when you have Instagrams, TikToks. If there had been Instagram and TikTuk in the nineties , I would have earned 100 times more money than Sto is all about money. Wait, no, the programs are still designed for this, so that everyone can see what you live with, what you eat, what kind of sha it is, it's very unpleasant that they made a meme out of it, she calmly and politely waited for the credit that everyone was interested in this, so that's why I don't think it's a big deal that this happened, not everyone is ready to share, it's just that not everyone is ready to share it, well, for God's sake, they put you there, so far there's only a shower left, you know, and a toilet. Of course, I would be against it if I went to a strip club there, yes, and someone was filming me with a hidden camera. Of course, yes. This is naturally the question of the most terrible act of Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Elena Dementieva after the match. Oh, come on, Elena Dementeva, come on Zhenya, let's listen. Well, I won't tell you anything interesting there. I can't listen to anything interesting either . Yes, about the strip club. And what was there? Oh, I see. No exclusivity, friends. Well, I tried. No, I'm saying it again, it's okay that there is a camera, but I broke it on a racket. But there is no need to make a tragedy out of this , of course. Well, you splashed out your emotions, but we do that every time on the court. We break rackets there, and we get fined for it more than once. Well, if you wanted to break the racket, go ahead. I let out all my negative emotions. Well, you filmed it and it was posted publicly. Well, it's okay. Well, in the end, she didn’t steal someone’s bag in a store there or do anything indecent. Well, we are all mortal people, we are all capable of such crazy actions. Well, I think that's normal. Do n't know. I imagined that I had a hidden camera in my car. I would be upset if everyone saw me picking my nose at a traffic light. This is your personal space. Here. And this is the players' personal space, by the way. Of course not. You're at a big tournament there. No, the port is the players' personal space . You are in the Rootoodlever arena. This is not your space. No. Well, already in the stands when you go to the locker room. I'm already tired of undressing, but no one is taking it off yet. Everything is still ahead. Reality show. We will soon be watching at the Grand Slam tournaments. By the way, at this Grand Slam tournament, Kreikteili proposed an innovation. Five sets. Right. Are you kidding? Five sets for women. It's moving. What? I'll sit a little closer to you . Do you want to imagine this? No, well, actually, of course, it’s a bit of an exaggeration, yes, but there have already been such precedents, like the final tournament in New York, where, I think, Steffigrav played with Gabrielo Sabatini, there in ninety-four , ninety-five, ninety-six, there, I think, this story lasted for about three years, right? Ah, well then everyone decided that it was wrong to torment the female sex to such an extent that Petey would be playing from that match. And would you like to, yes, torture me a little? No no . I think this is also wrong. No need to do it. We already witnessed a two-hour battle between Rybakino and Sabalenka at, well, the final of the big tournament. Of course, we cannot wait for every match there, starting from the first round . Well, there were some great matches where the girls really played to the point of exhaustion, giving it their all , so I think five-set matches would be too much too. Well, by the way, this year there were few three-setters, only 14 in the entire tournament. It's as if there wo n't be any entertainment if they introduce five sets. So what's there? The level of tennis there will simply drop sharply. And this, in fact, is what will happen longer, it will not attract such attention. It seems to me that it’s better to watch more intense tennis, at a high level, but not for an hour and a half maximum, than to stretch everything out to 3 hours of torture. Can you imagine, after each set the girls will go to some rooms, yes, to change a T-shirt here, to change there, and so on. That is, this will add another half hour, roughly speaking, because at each one you are given a break of 5 or 10 minutes. Well, if the conditions are extreme, then 10. No, well, five. Well, in Australia they are often extreme. Can you imagine how visible it is? I mean, after every five, well, you consider that 25 minutes, if it’s a five-set match, yes, it will take so much time that not everyone can withstand this, so to speak, torment. Do you know who endures torture in quotation marks? So Vera Zvonareva, who reached the semi-finals of the tournament, will be commentating on the game. This is Venus Williams' answer. This is our answer to Venus Williams. Moreover, if Ves is now simply participating, then Vera wins. No, it's qualified. Yes, it’s not like there’s a semi-final there, sorry. They lost to the winners of the tournament, yes, so we can only admire and congratulate Vera on this brilliant result. In fact, yes, indeed, this is not a hyped response to Venus Williams, it’s a really solid one, because, well, whether we like it or not, Vera reached the semi-finals and now, having earned a huge number of ranking points, will play tournaments with, I hope, the same partner. And may God grant her the chance to return alone. No, this would be too much, to be honest. You know who you can be proud of in solitary confinement ? So this is for our juniors, right? Katya Tupitsina in the final. Ksenia Efremova competes for France, yes, but she won. Rada Zlatareva lost in the semi-finals and Maria Makarova in the quarter-finals. Well, she just knocked out her first seina, yes, during the tournament. I looked, he was a very interesting boy. They both Makarova knocked out the first sister knocked out the second series. No, the girls performed brilliantly once again . They showed that our level of youth tennis is very high. For girls, yes. Those who are in the top five or ten in their age categories compete with dignity and win at the highest international competitions. And that's why we watched the world against Alina Korneeva at the Australian Championships two years ago. 3 years have already passed, it seems like 2 years to me. Yes. No, three, well it doesn't matter. Well, we just watched that finale, and here too it was very close. I was sure that Zolotareva would play this final against Tupitsno and Ekaterina, but unfortunately, it didn’t work out there, and she lost in the deciding set to Ksenia Efremova. It seemed to me that she was starting to get heat stroke , the conditions were very difficult, but overall, of course, it was a great result. We are very happy for them. Well, don't forget that our fourteen-year-old girl won the most prestigious tournament. What is your last name? You must be Karabanova, right? Karabanova, yes. Tharp won. It's considered like they have it, yes, a tournament like a Grand Slam for the under-14 age group , literally yesterday. That is, we are all souls too. We have something to be proud of and someone to root for in the future. If you're as proud of our girls as we are, be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, like this video, and leave your enthusiastic comment or dislike. Or dislike. 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