Belarusian Female Tennis Players - Anastasiya Yakimova, Anna Orlik, Darya Kustova, Ekaterina Dzehalevich, Iryna Bremond, Ksenia Milevskaya, Natasha Zve (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Anastasiya Yakimova, Anna Orlik, Darya Kustova, Ekaterina Dzehalevich, Iryna Bremond, Ksenia Milevskaya, Natasha Zvereva, Olga Barabanschikova, Olga Govortsova, Olga Puchkova, Polina Pekhova, Tatiana Poutchek, Victoria Azarenka. Excerpt: Victoria Azarenka (Belarusian: , Russian: born 31 July 1989) is a Belarusian professional tennis player and the current World No. 1. She won the 2012 Australian Open singles title, becoming the first Belarusian player to win a Grand Slam in singles. Her other achievements include winning the Bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, two mixed doubles Grand Slam titles-the 2007 US Open with Max Mirnyi, the 2008 French Open with Bob Bryan-and the gold medal in the mixed doubles at the 2012 London Olympics with Max Mirnyi. At age 16, Azarenka moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, from Minsk, Belarus, to train. In this she was aided by National Hockey League goalie Nikolai Khabibulin and his wife, who is a friend of Azarenka's mother. In 2010 she briefly considered a break from the sport of tennis to focus on education; however, after a conversation with her grandmother, she decided to continue playing. It is the inspiration from her grandmother that is regarded as the key for her continued developments in the sport. As of March 2012, Azarenka is romantically involved with fellow tennis player Sergei Bubka Jr, son of pole vaulter Sergey Bubka. Azarenka debuted on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior tour in November 2003 in Israel, winning one doubles title with countrywoman Olga Govortsova. At Wimbledon, Azarenka reached the semi-finals of the girls' competition, only to be defeated by eventual runner-up Ana Ivanovic by 1-6, 6-1, 10-12, despite having two match points in the marathon third set. She continued to participate in ITF tournaments in...