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As already reported, we can also be proud of Roberta Štrombach, the new number one in Latvian men’s tennis. The Tennis Union would like to focus on the development of young talent in order to achieve even more top performance in the future.
Last year, an important and interesting project was launched – with the help of the Ernest Gulbja Foundation and donations, a scholarship program was created, within which children learn tennis skills for free. “A big thank you to the Rimi scholarship fund for giving us an unprecedented opportunity. I am very proud of the numbers that were included in the selection. We were sent over 1100 questionnaires. On the day of selection we were able to look after around 640 children aged just 5 to 8 years. It showed their interest in the fact that tennis can be a great challenge,” says Jānis Mellup, one of the organizers. “This is definitely a project that I want to develop in the long term, so that after a few years we can look back and see that one of these children is doing well.”
In 2023 we expected a major turning point – former world number 11 and now new mother Anastasija Sevastova returned to tennis. “Our attitude from the association is very positive. We will see how Nastya’s story develops,” says the LTS representative. “She has shown in the last two tournaments that she is still competitive and coming back after such a long break.”
Will we see the experienced tennis player in the national team? “I definitely do not rule out such a possibility because she has always proven herself to be a national player and a patriot of Latvia. We therefore really hope that she gets a chance to play in the national team.”
Latvia’s number one in women’s tennis is currently Aļona Ostapenko (WTA 13th). The currently 21-year-old Darja Semenistaj, on the other hand, started the season in 248th place, later strengthened as Latvia’s second hitter and is now in 140th place in the world rankings. “At the moment I really appreciate Darya’s journey because this is her first year in which she can fundamentally feel more financially free. Semenistaya is part of LOV, but we are trying to help her with private sponsors and find different ways of support. The resources they “He earns with his hard work and attracts more, but also invests in his development,” informs the Secretary General of LTS. “I am so convinced that she will become a top 100 player in the future. You have to believe in your dreams and move forward. I spoke to the player, her family and her mother. Darya also has a strong trainer.” Employees, the people who are with her. I’m sure it will be at least in the top 100. And I really hope she stays there.
On December 24th, Daria Semenistaya flew to Australia to start the new season. We would like to remind you that Latvia’s second racket will make his debut in the Australian Open qualifiers starting on January 8th. Meanwhile, Anastasia Sevastova has decided not to use the special ranking to enter the main tournament of the first “Grand Slam” of the year and to start the new season later.
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