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October 23, 11:00 PM

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October 23, 08:45 PM

Cilic became the first finalist of the VTB Kremlin Cup

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October 23, 11:00 PM

Karatsev sails into VTB Kremlin Cup finals after beating Khachanov

October 23, 08:45 PM

Cilic became the first finalist of the VTB Kremlin Cup

October 23, 07:00 PM

Alexandrova reached the VTB Kremlin Cup final as Sakkari retired

October 23, 02:30 PM

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

October 23, 01:30 PM

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

October 23, 01:15 PM

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October 22, 11:45 PM

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

October 22, 11:15 PM

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

October 22, 09:15 PM

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

October 24, 08:30 PM

Karatsev outpayed Cilic to win VTB Kremlin Cup singles title

October 24, 07:00 PM

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October 24, 06:45 PM

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October 24, 05:15 PM

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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

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October 23, 09:30 PM

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October 23, 07:00 PM

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October 23, 04:45 PM

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Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova: «I don't like looking for excuses!»

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova: «I don't like looking for excuses!»

October 18, 09:30 PM

During her post-match press-conference, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova appreciated the game of her compatriot Daria Kasatkina, spoke about her health and shared her plans for the off-season.

Anastasia, whatever happened to your health?

Yesterday I felt very bad, after the match it became even worse. It's must be some food poisoning. In the morning I woke up with a sharp pain in my stomach. I've been sick ever since. At first I thought it was okay, and then I went to the doctor. Yesterday during the match it was getting worse and worse. I was pale. Everyone advised me to go home. I arrived today only at 4 PM. It was not an advantage. Especially for today's match when each point was long-run. The surface is peculiar, poisoning didn't help either. My legs felt shaky, heavy. Of course, I wish I had more time to recover. But it is what it is.

This is your third match against Daria at VTB Kremlin Cup, how did they differ because your games are developing?

We played our first match three years ago. We played in the semifinals, Daria won the first set, in the second she began playing well, but in the end I beat her in three sets. But she was very young, maybe less confident and my form was very good. Now, of course, she plays better, it is evident from her results, her ranking. Last year I won Hong Kong, I flew the next day to Moscow and played against Daria. Again, I don't like to look for excuses for myself. But that time I did not get a feel for the court. Today was a different situation, she played better, more consistently – this is an obvious fact. Besides, I’m out of my best form now. The season was just kind of uneven. But I fight in every match -I do everything I can.

Have you decided where to rest? There are days when you lie «belly to top»?

Actually, it depends on the mood. I used to prefer passive rest. Now I have such thoughts – definitely I will have the first couple of days of complete rest, but then I’ll take some minimal stress. Then it will be easier to get involved in the off-season. I also need to pay a lot of attention to my shoulder. I will work on it, do some weight exercises. I need to get my shoulder back to normal. Judging by my previous experience, when I did nothing, it (shoulder) was in bad condition, I would like to start my off-season training with a normal shoulder.

Where will you spend our off-season?

Definitely, first I’ll stay a little bit in Moscow, and then I’ll move somewhere.

You have changed your look – you changed the color of your hair and even your hairdo making it a "square". It becomes you. How many people complimented you on this?

Thank you, i's always a pleasure! I've always loved experiments, especially with hair color. It became very fashionable to make a "square" type of hairdo. I decided to try it, too. And now I'm growing my hair back. It's tennis, not always easy to do what you want with your hair. It is necessary to make it convenient to collect my hair to make sure nothing causes trouble (during the match). You sweat all the time, so you need to consider everything. Let's see, I'm sure I'll get bored, and I'll cut my hair again. It doesn't last long with me (laughter).

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