Russia seems to have a bright future in women’s tennis, and Anastasia Guryova is one of the most promising names. The 18-year-old athlete won the junior doubles at the 2023 US Open (along with Romanian Mara Gae) and was compared to Maria Sharapova.

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Anastasia Guryova wants to be better than Maria Sharapova

Gureva says she wants to become a better player than Sharapova, the former WTA leader and winner of 4 Grand Slam tournaments.

Together with Mirra Andreeva and Alina Korneeva (both 16 years old), Anastasia impresses in the tournaments she participates in and says that age does not matter in tennis.

“Mentality and psyche play an important role in tennis now. I’ve been watching Maria’s matches since I was a child, always admired how she plays and fights to the end. Everyone says that I look like Maria Sharapova. Probably because of my height. I am flattered!

I am often asked: “Do you want to be like Sharapova?”. I always tell them that I want to be better. Always strive for more!

I watch the big matches between her, Martina Hingis and the Williams sisters and try to borrow something in my game and also strengthen myself mentally.

It is difficult to play with Mirra (Andreeva), because the opponents always think about the age difference and how they will lose to such a young athlete. As a result, they become very tense, but that does not take away from what Andreeva did this year.

I try not to pay attention to age, tennis is a sport that covers a wide range: from 15 to 40. You should not look at the opponent, but focus on your game and win” – Anastasia Guryovaaccording to the materials of gotennis.ru.