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Photo gallery of the fifth game day, October 22

October 22, 11:45 PM

Karatsev garanteed an All-Russian semifinals at the VTB Kremlin Cup-2021

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Khachanov outserved Millman with 19 aced to reach SF at VTB Kremlin Cup

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October 24, 08:30 PM

Karatsev outpayed Cilic to win VTB Kremlin Cup singles title

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Harri Heliovaara: «We play tennis just to have the kind of rallies we’ve had in the "VTB Kremlin Cup" finals»

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Anett Kontaveit: «Ekaterina played great, it seemed I had no chance»

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Ekaterina Alexandrova: «The loss to Kontaveit is very painful, but I won’t make it a drama»

October 24, 04:00 PM

Kontaveit came back from a set and two breaks down to beat Alexandrova in the VTB Kremlin Cup final

October 24, 02:30 PM

Aslan Karatsev: «I know what to expect from Cilic, I am ready for the final»

October 23, 10:00 PM

Karen Khachanov: «I made errors in the tie-break, it played a key role in the match against Karatsev»

October 23, 09:30 PM

Marin Cilic: «To reach another VTB Kremlin Cup final is a special moment for me»

October 23, 08:30 PM

Jelena Ostapenko: «I'm enjoying my freedom in Moscow!»

October 23, 07:00 PM

Ostapenko/Siniakova clinched doubles title at VTB Kremlin Cup-2021

October 23, 04:45 PM

Anett Kontaveit: «It’s going to be a tough battle with Alexandrova in the final»

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Kristina Mladenovic: «It's nice to be the top seed at such major tournament as the Kremlin Cup»

October 16, 01:45 PM

Welcome to Russia again. You are the top seed of the tournament, how does it feel?

I’m very happy to be back in Moscow, I really like the tournament, I’ve been coming for several years and it feels different now, it feels actually very nice to be the top seed in such a great event. I came a little bit earlier so I can give myself better chances to be well prepared for the tournament and I hope I can do it this way

Don’t you think that your schedule of the season was overloaded with tournaments?

My schedule till Wimbledon and US Open was fine, but I realized now that I made a mistake after US Open with too many tournaments on my schedule. But some decisions were made and, of course, now I cannot go back but I definitely learnt from it and it was a great lesson for sure, I would do some things differently next year.

You had a great start of the season, you won a title in St. Petersburg, after that you had a great series on clay. But what happened next?

Well, I don’t really like to complain, but I had some issues after Wimbledon with my knee. I tore the inside ligament of my knee when I fell down in my second round match and then I came back from the holidays and that problem was solved. But then I had some issue because of compensation and I couldn’t handle the pain and I thought that I would keep playing like this because it was not the right period to make a break but it definitely was a wrong choice. I had some bad moments in coming up and you know it’s sport and then it just turned in the wrong way.

You played doubles with Svetlana Kuznetsova at Roland Garros and Wimbledon and with Nastya Pavlyuchenkova at the US Open. How was it to play with them? According to the results it was quite good.

Well, I like the girls very much and Sveta and Nastya are two very good friends of mine. We are singles players and our priority is singles but it’s nice to get in touch a little bit when we play doubles. It gives you more matches and more practice. I talked with Svetlana before Indian Wells I think and we’ve played a couple of tournaments and Sveta was physically not ready to play in the States because of the tough weather conditions with the weather, so she preferred to skip doubles. Then I talked with Nastya, I played with her a couple of years ago as well, she is a great friend, it was much fun to play with both of them this year in doubles.

Did you manage to do some sightseeing in Moscow? Maybe your Russian friends Daria Kasatkina, Daria Gavrilova advised you to go somewhere? Have you learnt some new Russian words?

Daria Gavrilova and Nastya Pavlyuchenkova are still on the way from Hong Kong, so they are not here yet. I met Svetlana last night at the players’ dinner, it was nice to catch up with her. Actually Kasatkina was here and she told me that we are going to one Russian restaurant during the week. But we are waiting for everybody to be here so we can be more girls around the table. I’m improving my Russian, I can understand your questions but it’s still difficult. I need more time to respond in Russian.

Sorry if you were asked this question before but you are famous for learning a lot of languages and the question is: What language do you speak when you have inside dialogue with yourself?

I think it’s a mix of French and Serbian. It’s like with my brother we speak half and half. We start the sentence in French and continue in Serbian.

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Photo gallery of the final game day, October 24

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Kontaveit beats Vondrousova at VTB Kremlin Cup-2021 to avenge her Winbledon loss

Middelkoop and Heliovaara become second finalists of VTB Kremlin Cup-2021 doubles event

Photo gallery of the fifth game day, October 22

Karatsev garanteed an All-Russian semifinals at the VTB Kremlin Cup-2021

Khachanov outserved Millman with 19 aced to reach SF at VTB Kremlin Cup

Breaking News

Photo gallery of the final game day, October 24

Schedule for October, 24th

Karatsev sails into VTB Kremlin Cup finals after beating Khachanov

Cilic became the first finalist of the VTB Kremlin Cup

Alexandrova reached the VTB Kremlin Cup final as Sakkari retired

Kontaveit beats Vondrousova at VTB Kremlin Cup-2021 to avenge her Winbledon loss

Middelkoop and Heliovaara become second finalists of VTB Kremlin Cup-2021 doubles event

Photo gallery of the fifth game day, October 22

Karatsev garanteed an All-Russian semifinals at the VTB Kremlin Cup-2021

Khachanov outserved Millman with 19 aced to reach SF at VTB Kremlin Cup

Aslan Karatsev: «My goal is to qualify for the ATP World Tour Finals in Turin»

Karatsev outpayed Cilic to win VTB Kremlin Cup singles title

Harri Heliovaara: «We play tennis just to have the kind of rallies we’ve had in the "VTB Kremlin Cup" finals»

Anett Kontaveit: «Ekaterina played great, it seemed I had no chance»

Ekaterina Alexandrova: «The loss to Kontaveit is very painful, but I won’t make it a drama»

Kontaveit came back from a set and two breaks down to beat Alexandrova in the VTB Kremlin Cup final

Aslan Karatsev: «I know what to expect from Cilic, I am ready for the final»

Karen Khachanov: «I made errors in the tie-break, it played a key role in the match against Karatsev»

Marin Cilic: «To reach another VTB Kremlin Cup final is a special moment for me»

Jelena Ostapenko: «I'm enjoying my freedom in Moscow!»

Ostapenko/Siniakova clinched doubles title at VTB Kremlin Cup-2021

Anett Kontaveit: «It’s going to be a tough battle with Alexandrova in the final»