Russian Tennis Federation (RFF) President Shamil Tarpishchev chose Vera Zvonareva as the best Russian tennis player of 2023 “Soviet sport”.
“According to the results, the best tennis player is probably our champion Vera Zvonareva. He is already 39 years old and this is a tremendous achievement. She underwent more than 10 surgeries, gave birth to a child and graduated from the diplomatic academy. “He’s still at the top,” Tarpischev said.
Zvonareva paired with Germany’s Laura Siegemund to win the final of the final tournament of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA).
In the decisive match, Zvonareva and Siegemund defeated American Nicole Melicar-Martinez and Australian Ellen Perez.
The match, which lasted 1 hour and 39 minutes, ended with a score of 6:4 and 6:4.
The 39-year-old Russian woman is ranked 16th in the WTA doubles rankings. He has 12 wins in singles and 13 wins in doubles in the tournaments under the auspices of the organization.
Previously WTA accused of hypocrisy Due to conflicts in Ukraine and Israel.