Russian athletes, despite the pressure of official and unofficial structures, show excellent results in international competitions. Elena Dementieva is among the ten best tennis players in the world.
Starting conditions
The future Olympic champion was born on October 15, 1981 in an ordinary Soviet family. Parents lived in Moscow. My father worked as an engineer at the factory, his mother was a teacher at school. Dementieva Elena Vyacheslavovna grew up and brought up in a friendly environment. Mom brought Lena to the tennis section when she was seven years old. In the strong opinion of specialists, this is the optimal age for starting a professional career in any sport.
The training system takes into account the physical and psychological characteristics of the athlete. Dementieva began training with a qualified trainer Rauza Islanova. The training process was structured in such a way as not to impede learning. Elena studied at a school with in-depth study of foreign languages. She mastered English and French to perfection. In other subjects, she always had "fives" and "fours."
On the professional court
Systematic and properly organized classes in most cases bring the expected results. Tennis tournaments for beginner athletes were regularly held in Moscow. At such competitions, Dementieva gained game experience and honed the technical elements of the game. In the biography of the tennis player, it was noted that 1996 became a landmark for her. Elena became the winner of the World Junior Championships under the age of sixteen.
Already in 1998, Dementieva became a member of the professional tennis league. About how professionals live, many legends and fables are invented. The presence on the court requires the player and creativity, and observation, and rational calculation. A year later, Elena made her way to the position in the seventh dozen of the world ranking. And in 2000 at the Sydney Olympics won a silver medal in singles. This was the first success of this magnitude in Russian tennis.
