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Svetlana Kuznetsova calls Maria Sharapova handing Elena Rybakina trophy 'symbolic'
Svetlana Kuznetsova said it was "really quite symbolic" that Maria Sharapova presented the US Open trophy to Elena Rybakina, while adding that she really liked the 27-year-old's reaction to the special moment.
For the trophy ceremony, the US Open organizers prepared something special as Sharapova came on court to present Rybakina with the trophy.
It was done to mark the 20th anniversary of Sharapova's first and only US Open triumph - In 2006, the Russian tennis legend defeated Justine Henin in the final to win the title in New York.
Kuznetsova admitted that she loved seeing a current champion show such respect for one of the legends from the previous generation.
“It’s really quite symbolic that Maria presented the trophy to Elena Rybakina exactly 20 years after her own US Open triumph in 2006," Kuznetsova wrote on Telegram.
"And I really liked Lena’s reaction. She said that she had never really spoken to Maria before and had never even thought that one day they would have a conversation like that. It was a special moment for her because when Maria was playing and winning big tournaments, Lena was watching her on television.
“I love moments like that in sport. When athletes who have already achieved greatness themselves show so much respect for legends from the previous generation. There is something beautiful about that continuity between eras."
Source : https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/WTA\_Tennis/169694/svetlana-kuznetsova-calls-maria-sharapova-handing-elena-rybakina-trophy-symbolic-/
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Svetlana Kuznetsova said it was "really quite symbolic" that Maria Sharapova presented the US Open trophy to Elena Rybakina, while adding that she really liked the 27-year-old's reaction to the special moment.
For the trophy ceremony, the US Open organizers prepared something special as Sharapova came on court to present Rybakina with the trophy.
It was done to mark the 20th anniversary of Sharapova's first and only US Open triumph - In 2006, the Russian tennis legend defeated Justine Henin in the final to win the title in New York.
Kuznetsova admitted that she loved seeing a current champion show such respect for one of the legends from the previous generation.
“It’s really quite symbolic that Maria presented the trophy to Elena Rybakina exactly 20 years after her own US Open triumph in 2006," Kuznetsova wrote on Telegram.
"And I really liked Lena’s reaction. She said that she had never really spoken to Maria before and had never even thought that one day they would have a conversation like that. It was a special moment for her because when Maria was playing and winning big tournaments, Lena was watching her on television.
“I love moments like that in sport. When athletes who have already achieved greatness themselves show so much respect for legends from the previous generation. There is something beautiful about that continuity between eras."
Source : https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/WTA\_Tennis/169694/svetlana-kuznetsova-calls-maria-sharapova-handing-elena-rybakina-trophy-symbolic-/
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