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The Russian Anna Blinkova Talks Tennis with Craig Shapiro
Manage episode 475470142 series 2933069
In 2015 Anna Blinkova made the finals of Junior Wimbledon, and in 2016 began her life on the WTA Tour. She has been as high as 34 in the world and is now ranked 78. She has posted wins over Caro Garcia, Jess Pegula, Emma Navarro, and in Australia in 2024 she beat the defending champion Elena Rybakina 22-20 in the 3rd set Superbreaker, the longest tie breaker in WTA history.
Fluent in 5 languages, remarkably eloquent and thoughtful, Anna was extremely forthcoming and painted an interesting picture of what life is like on tour.
Recorded 4.4 released 4.6
The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast is coming to Rome
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
137 episodes
Manage episode 475470142 series 2933069
In 2015 Anna Blinkova made the finals of Junior Wimbledon, and in 2016 began her life on the WTA Tour. She has been as high as 34 in the world and is now ranked 78. She has posted wins over Caro Garcia, Jess Pegula, Emma Navarro, and in Australia in 2024 she beat the defending champion Elena Rybakina 22-20 in the 3rd set Superbreaker, the longest tie breaker in WTA history.
Fluent in 5 languages, remarkably eloquent and thoughtful, Anna was extremely forthcoming and painted an interesting picture of what life is like on tour.
Recorded 4.4 released 4.6
The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast is coming to Rome
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
137 episodes
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