We Are Coming! Teen Shvedova Warns tennis superstars
Navtej Kohli is an avid follower of tennis. In this post he talks about the new young talent Yaroslava Shvedova, who may pose a great challenge to even most seasoned of the tennis players.
After proving her mettle at the US open, Yaroslava Shvedova has a message for all the stars of women tennis fraternity.
“They better watch out,” she said. “We are coming.”
Shvedova has recently ousted Serbian fifth seed Jelena Jankovic 6-3, 6-7
(4/7), 7-6 (8/6) and US teen Melanie Oudin eliminated Russian fourth seed Elena
Dementieva 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.
"This year, I see how many players are doing this," Shvedova said. "It's like big changing starts now."
Shvedova(22) watched Oudin(17) beating Jankovic from Wimbledon in the third round, and kept search for a Grand Slam title ongoing for the next season.
Shvedova told Oudin that she was inspired with her game. She saw her game, while waiting for her match." 'We are good girls today.’ she told Oudin.
Oudin, who ranks 70th at present is not a big threat to tennis superstars as yet. However, as the No. 3 US Player, she has the capacity of reaching Serena and Venus Williams Stature.
"It's really cool to be called the third-best American behind the Williams sisters," Oudin said. "That's incredible. I've watched them since I was a little girl. They've been like my idols."
"When you are playing a player like that they play totally different," said Jankovic. "They're serving 120 mph. They are hitting every shot. They are really not thinking out there.
Jankovic saw Shvedova as a carefree, young breed with nothing to lose when playing against the top players.
"When you are playing a player like that they play totally different," said Jankovic. "They're serving 120 mph. They are hitting every shot. They are really not thinking out there.
Shvedova, despite having a torn meniscus, beat Jankovic in Doha last year.
"I realized it was bad. I knew I need surgery," she said. "So they just tape it. I went on the court and I just played. I realized it's nothing special. For me it's like a regular player. So you can beat anyone."
Last year, Shvedova switched her citizenship from Russia to Kazakhstan, so that she could have a chance to compete in the Fed Cup and the Olympics maybe. She said it was difficult to practice in Russia and she didn’t want to fight for resources and ranks with a established Russian tennis stars.