Alina Korneeva, after her performance at the Australian Open and Roland Garros in the junior category, really made tennis fans around the world fall in love. The sixteen-year-old Muscovite won both Grand Slam tournaments in her age category and received from fans the rather flattering nickname for such a young tennis player as “mini-Sharapova”. Korneeva came to the current Wimbledon as a favorite and so far she justifies the advances given, having already reached the semifinals. Even more surprising was the news that Alina could participate in adult competitions at the US Open. In itself, this fact does not seem at all unusual: the age of her Mirra Andreeva at this Wimbledon reached the fourth round of the main women’s grid, losing there to the American Madison Keys, and not without the legal assistance of her opponent. . But in the case of Korneeva, the situation is somewhat different.
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between two fires
All the ambiguity of the situation lies in the fact that Alina, having won two major tournaments of the year out of four, seriously claims the Grand Slam, moreover, a full-fledged seasonal call, and not a career one, which is certainly not. it’s a very common occurrence in the world of tennis, but certainly not in the rarity section of museums. But four tournaments of the “Top” category in one calendar year – this is already an achievement of a completely different level. If we take adult tennis into account, then the legendary Steffi Graf was the last to reach this peak in women’s singles. Since her success, for a moment, thirty-five years have passed. Korneeva, in case of failure in the United States, risks being the unlucky hunter chasing two hares. Who will need real sporting heroism from her in the first or second round of the US Open for adults, if the price is the rejection of a historic achievement. Of course, in the adult group, prize money is somewhat different, but who of us thought about money at sixteen?
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Solomon’s solution
In this situation, there is only one option that will remove all questions and the burden of responsibility from Alina’s fragile shoulders. But the tennis player is unlikely to like it. A loss in the junior Wimbledon semifinals or finals will save her from having to chase the “Grand Slam” and then she can safely try to fulfill her dream of qualifying for the main draw of the US Open for adults. and go there for several turns. But if you now tell Alina about this, then, most likely, her indignation will have no limit. Youthful maximalism pushes towards victory in all tournaments in which you have to participate, and Alina, of course, needs to fight for victory at Wimbledon. And only then, after taking a short break, she goes to the hard court and thinks through the priorities. At such a young age, it is not easy to make such a difficult decision, but next to Korneeva there are adults who can always give the right advice, and fans will support Alina in any of her endeavors – she deserves it with the game. her. .
