Blinkova’s coach used the word “courage” to describe the tennis player’s victory over Rybakina at the Australian Open

Gerard Solvay, coach of tennis player Anna Blinkova, shared his impressions of the Russian woman’s victory over the world’s third racket Elena Rybakina in the second round of the Australian Open.

On Thursday, Blinkova reached the third round of the Australian Open, beating Rybakina with a score of 6:4, 4:6, 7:6 (22:20). The athletes spent 2 hours and 46 minutes on the court. This tiebreaker became the longest in the history of Grand Slam singles tournaments.

– I only have 3 words to describe this match: courage, courage and courage.

Before the match I told Anna: “You don’t train for money, you don’t train for points, you train and work hard to live these moments, playing against good opponents on center court. If you play well, you have enough level to beat them. Enjoy every moment, give it your all, and no matter what the score is when you leave the court, you shouldn’t have any regrets.”

From a tennis point of view, this may not be Anna’s best match, but there is no doubt that this is her greatest victory,” Metaratings.ru quotes Solvay.

The next opponent of the Russian tennis player will be the Italian Jasmine Paolini, who is seeded at the Australian Open at number 26.