Beach tennis also is a good mood, nice company and friendly atmosphere. Sport stars time to time like to try to play tennis on the beach to relax and have a good time. Before the biggest tournaments of ATP and WRAP in Russia, we decided to remember how it was.
Gustavo Kuerten is involved in children's clinics of beach tennis during Guga Kuerten Week in Brazil.
Rafael Nadal prefers to stay in a good shape no matter what and doesn’t leave a racket even on vacation.
Professional tennis player from Belarus Olga Barabanschikova is big fan of beach tennis and represents her country in major international tournaments. Also Olga is participant of the first Russian international tournament Moscow BT Open.
Natalia Zvereva from Belarus played 36 times in the finals of Grand slam singles, doubles and mixed doubles. This is the highest indicator from all tennis players of the former USSR. Natalia is also play with Olga Barabanschikova and participates in the biggest BT competitions, including The World Team BT Championships 2014.
British player Andy Murray also doesn’t mind to s play beach tennis sometimes, so maybe that’s why Great Britain hosted The European Beach Tennis Championships two years in a row.
Another British tennis player Anne Keotavong tried her hand on the sand at Mission Bay Beach 2009.
Her partner was Nicole Vladislova.
At the same event we saw with a BT racket tennis player from New Zealand's Marina Erakovic.
In 2013 Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka tried beach tennis at the opening of Hua Hin Beach Tennis Championship.
Brothers Bryan certainly we were able to make a serious competition to our Russian BT stars brothers Zaichenko, but prefer to play just for fun.
Elena Dementieva is a successful and beauty tennis player, a mother and a wonderful wife, recently with her husband Maxim Afinogenov tried beach tennis on the courts of the National Tennis Center of Juan Antonio Samaranch in Moscow.
Dmitry Tursunov is not only an amazing player of tennis but beach tennis fan. Lucky Moscow citizens could see him more than once at the NTC Samaranch. Dima also came to support our national team at the World Team BT Championships in Moscow this year. Thank you, Dima, we are really appreciated!
Dinara Safina, a tennis star, also tried herself in beach tennis. Dinara was in attendance as an honorary guest at the Opening Ceremony of one of the BT Championships in Russia.
It’s not a secret that our beauty Elena Likhovtseva inlove with beach tennis. Lena not only participated in Opening Ceremony at The World Team BT Championships, but also was a part of Russian National Team and even played at the European Championships a few years ago.
Novak Djokovic experienced the beauty of the game of beach tennis: white sand, friendly atmosphere and the usual racket in his hand, what do you need more to relax and stay in a good shape?
Teymuraz Gabashvili also could not deny himself the pleasure to try a new sport.
Elena Vesnina, winner of two Grand Slam Tournaments, two-time winner of the Federation Cup, also likes to play beach tennis time to time.
Andrey Olkhovsky - the first Russian, who played in the final of a Grand Slam Tournament (Roland Garros 1992, in men's doubles), also was a part of Russian National BT Team some time ago.
And, of course, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, one of the most titled Russian athletes, recently become a fan of our favorite sport. Thanks, Eugene, for your support to our Team at the final of the World Team Championships in Moscow!
We would like to remind that Russia will host two biggest tennis competitions: Saint-Petersburg Open and Kremlin Cup.
Saint-Petersburg Open. a tournament with a long history and one of the most important tennis events of St. Petersburg, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. We want to congratulate the organizers, players and spectators for this wonderful event. The tournament did attention to beach tennis too: you can find there different beach attributes and equipment, and of course our beach tennis players participate in the Opening Ceremony.
DATES: Qualifying tournament: 19 - 20 September 2015 Main draw: 21 - 27 September 2015
PLACE: St. Petersburg, SIBUR arena
Kremlin Cup - the first men's international professional tennis tournament in the history of Russia. The tournament held since 1990 and now has the full title "Bank of Moscow Kremlin Cup". We would like to notice that at the Kremlin Cup was organized a real beach where everybody could try beach tennis a few years ago. Thanks to the organizers for this!
DATE: Qualifying tournament: October 17 - 19, 2015 Main draw: 18 - 25 October 2015
PLACE: Moscow, sk Olympiyskiy
Reporter btrussia.com Ekaterina Bobkova
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