British edition of the Daily Express made a list The dark horses of Wimbledon, including Russian tennis player Ekaterina Alexandrova.
“The Russian player has beaten a number of serious opponents, but is one of the weakest players at Wimbledon despite winning three WTA tournaments last year. Alexandrova is ranked 21st in the world and has not made it beyond the second round at Wimbledon. But this could be her year of influence.
In addition to Alexandrova, the Daily Express rating included Holger Rune, Cameron Norrie, Barbora Kreichikova.
In the ranking of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), the Russian woman is in 21st place (1915 points). Polish representative Iga Swiatek remains in the lead (8940 points). Belarusian Arina Sobolenko (8066 points) is in second place, while Kazakhstan’s Yelena Rybakina (5090 points) closes the top three.
Wimbledon starts on July 3 this year and runs until July 16.
Wimbledon winners in 2022 are Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) and Novak Djokovic (Serbia).
Previously in the State Duma added The words of a Polish tennis player about Russian propaganda.