Back home in Minsk
Hi Everyone!
I hope you are all doing well… I am at home in Minsk, Belarus which is AMAZING! It feels really good to be home… as you probably know tennis player’s schedules are extremely busy so whenever I can get home it really is special. When I am at home it is my time to rest and relax… and go SHOPPING!! It was a really long year but I am happy to be taking a little break. 2007 was a breakout year for me on the WTA Tour. I am starting to gain more confidence and I truly feel that I belong in the Top 10… which is my goal for next year.
One of my main focuses now is having a really good off-season, really focusing on fitness and development. Tennis is such a demanding and physical sport that you have to be in the best shape possible to give yourself the best chance to succeed. Last year at this time I was playing too many matches and I was not able to concentrate on my pre-season workouts. Now that I am finally 18 years old (yay!), I can play a full schedule on the WTA Tour… so I will need to be physically ready. I will travel to the Saddlebrook Resort in Tampa, Florida on November 4th to begin my training. My good friends the Khabibulin’s have an apartment at Saddlebrook so I will have a nice place to stay…oh and my mom will be coming with me too! Many of the top players train in Florida because of the weather… it is generally hot and humid – and if you can succeed in those conditions then when you travel to play tournaments you will be 100% ready. My coach Antonio Van Grichen, who lives in Portugal, will also meet me at Saddlebrook to get me ready for 2008.
As soon as I have information on my 2008 schedule I will be sure to post it on the website…. until next time…
Take care,
Vika
December 11th, 2007 at 8:33 pm
Hi Victoria,
I live near Springfield, Missouri, and have followed your career since seeing you play in Memphis in 2006. In fact, I was so impressed that I contacted Tom Adams with the Lasers and told him he should consider drafting you, which, of course, he did. I guess you have outgrown Team Tennis, but I would like to see you return to Memphis. It usually attracts only one or two Top 20 players each year, and would be a good place for you to get your first singles win. I will be there and I hope you will be, too. Congratulations on making the Top 30 and I look forward to seeing you in the Top 10.
Chuck Dunn
Lebanon, Missouri
January 7th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Congrats on making the finals last week. But I see you had to retire in your opening round match yesterday. Anything serious? Gonna be ready for Melbourne next week?
February 16th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
I hope that Victoria recovers from her injury. May she be happy and successful in her career. Vika is a beautiful woman of Minsk.
March 12th, 2008 at 4:14 am
Im still in search of the visor after a big victory….you should always donate your visors to your fans. See you in Miami or New York soon!
April 10th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Hi Victoria. I live in Paris. We don’t have news about Belarus here. We absolutely don’t know how is this region. Could you tell us about it ? Could you make us a description of the places you go ?
April 27th, 2008 at 8:38 am
Hi,vika.I live in Nara,Japan.Today,I have extracurricular activities.I work hard at an exercise every day to have tennis like you.I am ill-conditioned and cannot beat as expected recently.Please teach it if I do it how whether tennis becomes good.Do you know Japan?Japan is a very good place. Nara in particular is a good place.There is a lot of wonderful nature.And,there are many temples and shrines.they were made in about 700~1000 ago.So,please come to Japan to play by all means.
May 10th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
Hi Vika, I have just seen you win the quarterfinals in berlin, great play! congratulations! I am also proud to have gotten your autograph in my cap. pity you lost to Dinara but it was a great play to watch. I hope to see more of your play in the future. best regards, and keep on going.
July 9th, 2008 at 1:23 am
Hello Vika, I saw you play last fall at the 2007 US Open against Svetlana Kuznetsova in 4th round I think. Anyway what I can’t seem to forget about that day, and I told the story to many of my friends, is that I sat about 3 rows behind a gentlemen that I believe was you dad. In fact I am certain he had ro be. He seemed so intense and when he clapped his hands, it appeared that he was hurting himself, because he was hitting his hands together so hard!! I am sorry you lost the match, but it was a special day for me, since it was my first ever trip to the US Open.