Tennis
Medvedev’s former coach responded to Oleinikova’s words by supporting Ukraine
45-year-old French coach Gilles CervaraThe Russian tennis player, who worked with Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev from 2017 to 2025, published a post reacting to the interview on his Instagram account. Alexandra Oleynikova For L’Equipe:
“Alexandra, I cannot and do not want to remain indifferent to your life or the lives of many people in the same or similar situation (and not only because of the war…).
This could happen to everyone on this planet sooner or later. “My respect and admiration for the courage of your resistance,” Gilles wrote.
In an interview with L’Equipe, Oleynikova described Arina Sabalenko, Diana Schneider and Daniil Medvedev as dangerous players in the Tour for supporting dictators Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukoshenko. This situation caused a certain reaction: Sabalenka, Schneider and Medvedev had to answer relevant questions at press conferences after the matches of the Australian Open 2026.
Gilles Cervara is currently working with Georgian representative Nikoloz Basilashvili.
Source: Sport UA
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