Russian tennis player Alisa Oktyabreva admitted that she considers herself Czech. She spoke about this in an interview with Sports before the French Open final (Roland Garros).
— I communicate only in Russian at home with my parents. “Honestly, I consider myself Czech.” source.
Oktyabreva added that she visited Russia only once, in the U-14 Christmas Cup tournament. She will meet in the Roland Garros final with China’s Shenzhan Sun.
On Thursday, June 4, Russian tennis player Mira Andreeva defeated Ukrainian runner Marta Kostyuk and qualified for the final of the Roland Garros tournament. The match between the Russian and Ukrainian tennis players ended with a score of 6:1 and 6:3 in favor of Andreeva. According to the Russian athlete, she is happy because she “was able to avenge” the final in Madrid and reach the final of the tournament for the first time.
On the eve of Roland Garros, Kostyuk complained about her Russian rivals because they did not want to discuss the political situation in the world. She added that she believes the “strategy of silence” is wrong and wants to see a clearer position.