RUSSIANS LEADING THE PACK IN 2017
Right, left, and center, the Russians have gone on, picking up WTA titles since the Australian open.
This is despite the absence of a single Russian ranked inside the Top 8 on the WTA Tour.
However, it remains for the eyes to see that they have been making their mark. One of such Russian is Elena Vesnina who for her first WTA Premier Mandatory Event title,won in Indian Wells. This win in the final was over Svetlana Kuznetsova, a fellow Russian and the current world No. 9. With that,Vesnina went way up to a career-high ranking of No. 13.
Speaking after her victory, she made mention of the quality of the match and how good it was for women’s tennis and sport as a whole;
“I think in Russia they showed the whole match. So I think that’s great for women’s sport, great for women’s tennis. Me and Svetlana, I think we should proud how we actually were fighting and the quality of the tennis was really high.” Read more »
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