Hi everyone!

I had a second so I thought I would check in.

I’m back in the US! Currently I am in Los Angeles playing in the East West Bank Classic. The tournament is going well so far. I played Yung-Jan Chan and Samantha Stosur in the first couple rounds here and I’m still alive. I’m playing good tennis and I always enjoy LA so it’s a good combination. My agent, John Tobias, made the trip to watch yesterday so it was good having him in the stands as well.

I’m here for a couple more days and then it gets really crazy. The Olympics start August 11th and I can’t even describe my excitement about representing Belarus. Beijing should be a fun trip and hopefully I’ll bring home a medal!

That’s it for now, but I’ll check in soon. Thanks for stopping by!

Hi everyone!

It’s been about a month now so I wanted to check in with everyone. I have been traveling a lot, but it’s okay because I get to visit some really fun places! As you may have noticed, we were playing in London the last couple weeks. It’s always special to play at Wimbledon because of its tradition. I won a couple rounds in the tournament, defeating Tsvetana Pironkova and Sorana Cristea. Unfortunately I lost to Nadia Petrova in the Round of 32 in a really tight match. Frustrating! But that’s how it goes sometimes.

In the doubles, I made it to the quarterfinals with Shahar Peer which was pretty exciting. Shahar is always fun to play with and everyone already knows how talented she is. We lost to the #1 seeds, but it was really close which means we must play well together!

I have a busy schedule coming up, starting with the Kennedy Funding Invitational this weekend. I’ve heard great things about the tournament and I’m excited to be a part of it since it benefits breast care. Always rewarding when we can help out!

I’m playing in Los Angeles starting July 21st and I’ll be playing Montreal the following week. I’m about to hit the road again so I’ll check back in when I’m near a computer. Thanks for following me, you all are the best!

-Vika

Hi everyone!

Sorry I have not been posting recently but I wanted to give everyone an update on what has been going on. A lot has happened in the past few months with regards to my ranking and just last week I won the French Open mixed doubles title with Bob Bryan! I really enjoyed playing with Bob because he is such a good doubles player. I am hoping we can play again as I think we are an extremely tough team to beat. At Wimbledon I want to concentrate on singles and doubles so Bob and I decided against playing mixed doubles. Since I last wrote I have also reached the finals of the tournament in Prague and the semifinals of Berlin…although I am proud of my results this year I am still looking for my first singles title!

The past 5 or 6 days I have been relaxing at home and tomorrow I will travel to Eastbourne to get ready for the grass court season. Oh..and yeah I forgot I just got a new dog….and I named him Rolex :)

I promise I will be better about updating my blog…wish me luck!

-Vika

Hey Everyone!

Sorry it has been a long time since I last wrote! Happy New Year! I hope you all made some great resolutions for 2008 :):)

In my last post I told you that one of my goals was to have a really good off-season so that I could get off to a good start in 2008. As I hope some of you know, I had a great start to the 2008 season by reaching the finals last week in Gold Coast, Australia. My biggest win of the week was against Top 20 player Shahar Peer…who was also my doubles partner! After Gold Coast I traveled to Hobart to compete in my 2nd tournament of 2008….unfortunately my leg was still sore from the previous week and I had to withdraw in my first match. I was afraid I would get injured badly and would not be able to compete in Melbourne at the Australian Open.

I will be traveling to Melbourne tomorrow to get ready for the 1st Grand Slam of the year. After the Australian Open I will be playing in Paris, Antwerp, Doha and Dubai. Please stay tuned and wish me well!

Love,
Vika