Tennis
“Inside Russia, 7.5 thousand children play in competitions, in Spain, perhaps, we are talking about a million people” – Tarpishchev
Shamil Tarpishchev / Photo: © RIA Novosti / Maxim Bogodvid
President of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) Shamil Tarpischev spoke about the training of young tennis players in Russia.
“In hockey, Kharlamov or Ovechkin are not born every year,” Metaratings.ru quotes Tarpishchev. “It’s the same in tennis. We have a system that consistently delivers results. Which country has won 36 Grand Slams and seven Cups? We may be the only such nation. But it is more difficult for us to prepare an athlete, because we have to work precisely. We have a selection at a young age, but this is a narrow contingent. We don’t have one like in Spain, where tennis is almost at the level of physical education, it is played in all schools.
But what we do is an indicator of how the system works. We have seven and a half thousand children playing in competitions in Russia, and in Spain, perhaps, we are talking about a million people. We rely more on methodological knowledge than on natural selection, which we, by definition, cannot have because of the climate and remoteness from tennis events. Already at the average age of 17–19, we must look for base points in various countries of the world.
– Are these points now more difficult to find?
– They have become smaller, but not difficult. Now the training of young animals is carried out with the help of friendly countries.
“We don’t go to Europe anymore, do we?”
Why not? We have won tournaments in 74 countries, including the main countries: Germany, France, USA and others. The only question is that it has become more difficult to fly. From the position of forming the age of 13 to 17, this does not interfere in any way, because we have found points where we can do this.
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American tennis player Amanda Anisimova beat Chinese Wang Xin Yu in the fourth round of the Australian Open.
The meeting ended with a score of 7:6 (7:4), 6:4 in favor of the fourth racket of the world. The duration of the match was 1 hour 42 minutes.
In the quarterfinals of the Grand Slam tournament, Anisimova will play with compatriot Jessica Pegula (6th seed).
Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million
Women. Fourth circle
Amanda Anisimova (USA, 4) – Wang Xin Yu (China) – 7:6 (7:4), 6:4
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Ukrainian tennis player Elina SvitolinaThe player, who continued his successful performance at the Australian Open 2026 in Melbourne, updated his list of achievements in his career.
The Ukrainian tennis player reached the quarter-finals of the tournament by defeating the world’s seventh racket, the “neutral” Mirra Andreeva, in two sets, 6:2, 6:4 in the 1/8 final.
This result allowed Svitolina to repeat her personal best at the Australian Open. He had previously reached the quarter-finals in Melbourne in 2015, 2016 and 2025, but stopped one step shy of the semi-finals each time. In addition, the victory over Andreeva became Elina’s 33rd victory in the Australian Open main draw. This is his best result in a Grand Slam tournament; he won the same number of matches only at Roland Garros.
It is especially important that Svitolina reached the quarter-finals without losing a single set. For the Ukrainian, this is the third such incident in Grand Slam tournaments during his career. He had previously managed to reach this stage at the 2019 and 2021 US Open without losing a set. Her victory over Andreeva also marked Svitolina’s first win of the season against a tennis player ranked in the top 10 in the world rankings, allowing her to extend her winning streak at the beginning of the year to 9 matches.
In the quarterfinals of the Australian Open 2026, Svitolina will face a serious test: a match against the world’s third racket, American Coco Goff. In one-on-one matches, Goff is ahead 2:1, but the Ukrainian player’s excellent form leads to a tense match.
Performances of Elina Svitolina in Grand Slam tournaments
Svitolina at GS: Australian Open 33–12, Roland Garros 33–12, Wimbledon 22–11, US Open 24–12
PHOTOGRAPH. Elina Svitolina’s emotions after reaching the quarter-finals of the Aus Open 2026
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Russian tennis player Vera Zvonareva, paired with Japanese Ena Shibahara, reached the quarterfinals of the doubles at the Australian Open.
In the third round match, Zvonareva and Shibahara defeated the duo of Eja Muhammad/Erin Routliffe (Australia/New Zealand) with a score of 7:5, 3:6, 6:1. The meeting lasted 2 hours 26 minutes.
In the quarterfinals, Zvonareva and Shibahara will play against the winners of the match Guo Hanyu/Kristina Mladenovic (China/France, 16) – Kimberly Birrell/Talia Gibson (Australia, WC).
Zvonareva is the only Russian representative who continues to compete in doubles.
Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million
Women. Doubles. 3rd circle
Vera Zvonareva/Ena Shibahara (Russia/Japan) – Eizha Muhammad/Erin Routliffe (Australia/New Zealand, 6) – 7:5, 3:6, 6:1
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