Yanchuk – about Vesnina: “You can’t drink away your skill, you can’t skip it and you won’t lose it after the birth of a child”

Honored Coach of Russia Viktor Yanchuk believes that tennis player Elena Vesnina did not lose her skills after the birth of her second child, so she decided to resume her career.

On Thursday, 37-year-old Vesnina announced the resumption of her playing career. In May 2023, the tennis player gave birth to her second daughter.

— Elena Vesnina’s decision to return did not come as a surprise to me. There are many such examples when people return after a break, and in women this is often associated with pregnancy. She’s not the first and won’t be the last to do this. Such an event is natural, we welcome it.

You can’t drink away your skill, you can’t skip it, and you won’t lose it after the birth of a child. Mastery is long lasting, for the rest of your life. We have a great example – Vera Zvonareva, who is older than Lena, but even managed to win the Final Tournament in doubles. The feeling of the ball and technique remain. A little attention needs to be paid to restoring physical fitness, but Lena is an Olympic champion, that says it all,” Yanchuk is quoted as saying by “Championship.”

Vesnina won gold at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in doubles, and also became a silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics in mixed doubles.

The athlete gave birth to her first daughter in November 2018.