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After New York I had a few days off , before I was on the plane to Tashkent, Uzbekistan.  I haven’t been to Tashkent since 2000. Back then, I had bad experience in Tashkent. I remember promising myself to never come back there again. And not because it’s a bad city. But because I had [...]

New York

Dec
2011
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We have arrived in New York 4 days before the tournament. After Toronto we had a very brief stop in Cincinatti. Where Galina only played doubles. One match of doubles actually. She was so tired, that she miss hit a few balls during the match. But we didn’t get upset about the result in Cincinatti. [...]

Astana, Kazakhstan

Dec
2011
07

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  We arrived in Astana early morning with an over night flight through Moscow. The stop in Moscow was only for two hours. But I had enough of the culture shock in such a short time. People were stressed and rude. Sometimes I feel like a foreigner there. And I feel like I have to [...]

Toronto, Canada

Sep
2011
24

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  It all started when Galina wore her favorite “Ellesse” dress. Russian people were as rude as calling it “spaghetti on a string” Canadian and American people loved it. But let’s start the story in the correct order…. Toronto is a great city. Being born in Moscow and living there for 18 years of my life. [...]

Baku, Azerbaijan.

Sep
2011
19

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  The day after we came back home from Honduras, I was on the plane again. This time my destination was Baku, Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is the largest country in Caucasus region of Eurasia. And it used to be a part of Soviet Union. Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan. It’s a nice city with lots [...]

Roatan, Honduras

Sep
2011
18

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  I will start my new blog with my beautiful Caribbean vacation. As a pro-tennis player, you don’t get to have too many vacations. Tennis season is long. You could basically play a tournament every week if you wanted to. Of course, not every tournament will be a WTA event. But there are lots of [...]