'Younger players get pressure.Look at Sharapova after 2004 Wimbledon title'
The Russian player Elena Vesnina spoke about the pressure that the the younger guys get. Daniil Medvedev, Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev are the three biggest younger players on the men's side and in an interview Vesnina said: "The younger players always receive a lot of pressure. I remember it myself: for all of us, Maria Sharapova, who won Wimbledon at 17 years, was an example. After that, everyone kept saying: I am 19 years old, I have not won a Major, my career has ended. And at 22 years everything is already old. But everyone has their way and the younger guys do not always understand it."
On her relationship with the Russian players, Vesnina added: "I communicate with them, I follow them on Instagram. This year Daria Kasatkina did not really perform well. It's the syndrome of the third year. Very often, the younger people - both on the male and female side who make a decisive turnaround - have a crucial this year. They barely keep their rankings position. You have to keep working. And through the hard work and blood results will come."
Asked if her little daughter Elizabeth holds a racket, Vesnina concluded: "Yeah. I would like her to play tennis because it's a very fair, nice and healthy sport. It's played outdoors too. She changed our life and I am really happy and proud about it. It cannot get better."
Vesnina became a mother in November 2018. She said 'never say never' when asked if she will be back on tour.
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