Russian athletes, despite the pressure of official and unofficial structures, show excellent results in international competitions. Elena Dementieva is one of 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. His father worked at a factory as an engineer, his mother was a teacher at school. Dementyeva Elena Vyacheslavovna grew up and was brought up in a friendly environment. Mom brought Lena to the tennis section when she was seven years old. According to the firm opinion of experts, 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 coach Rauza Islanova. The training process was built in such a way as not to interfere with learning. Elena studied at a school with in-depth study of foreign languages. She mastered English and French perfectly. In other subjects she always had A's and A's.
On a 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 is noted that 1996 was a landmark year for her. Elena became the winner of the World Junior Championship under the age of sixteen.
Already in 1998, Dementieva became a member of the professional league of tennis players. Many legends and fables have been invented about how professionals live. Being on the court requires creativity, observation, and rational calculation from the player. A year later, Elena made her way to a position in the seventh ten of the world rankings. And in 2000, at the Sydney Olympics, she won a silver medal in singles. This was the first success of this scale in Russian tennis.
Essays on personal life
For champions and record holders in any sport, personal life is inseparable from the court, ring or treadmill. In 2008, Elena Vyacheslavovna Dementyeva took first place at the Beijing Olympics. She ended her sports career two years later. And she decided to seriously engage in journalism. Received a specialized education. She hosted TV programs "Taste of Victory" and "Kitchen".
In the personal life of the famous athlete, complete order. She is legally married to hockey player Maxim Afinogenov. The husband and wife are raising two children - a son and a daughter. Elena devotes a lot of time and energy to taking care of the house and her loved ones. Love and mutual respect are at the core of a spouse's relationship.
