Russian tennis player Blinkova switches allegiance to France
Anna Blinkova, the world number 94, said that after all these years spent in France, the country has become much more than a training base and has become her country.
Russian tennis player Anna Blinkova, currently ranked 94th in the world, has announced her decision to represent France. The 28-year-old, born in Moscow, has spent significant time in France and expressed her deep happiness and pride in becoming a French citizen. Blinkova, who has reached a career-high ranking of 34th and won two WTA 250 singles titles, stated on Instagram that France has become more than just a training base for her.
Now the French number two, she will compete against Russian-born Armenian player Alina Charaeva in the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 tournament in Sao Paulo.
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