Selivanenko praised the performances of Khachanov and Rublev at the Australian Open

Alexei Selivanenko, Vice President of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF), summed up the performance of Russian athletes at the Australian Open.

On Friday, Karen Khachanov lost to the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, for the Russian it was the first semi-final of the Australian Open in his career and the second in a row at the Grand Slam tournaments. Earlier in the quarterfinals, Andrei Rublev lost to Novak Djokovic. And in the finals of the junior tournament among the girls, 15-year-old Russians Mirra Andreeva and Alina Korneeva will meet.

I am not a fan of generalizations. Every tennis player has their own story. It would be better to talk about each separately. And I would prefer to mention those who played at their level. Karen Khachanov and Andrei Rublev should be pleased with their performances. They showed excellent tennis, achieved excellent results and got a boost of optimism for the year. Our girls Mirra Andreeva and Alina Korneeva reached the final of the junior tournament. Their results speak for themselves. And someone was a little short of it, someone was a little unlucky, someone was not in the best shape,” Vprognoze.ru quotes Selivanenko.