I was very surprised to read in the article: "The last Russian to have reached a Grand Slam final was Olga Morozova, who lost in the final here and at Wimbledon in 1974."
Here is some information about Russian players who have reached Grand Slam finals since then:
E.Kafelnikov French open winner 1996 Australian Open winner 1999 Australian Open finalist 2000
M.Safin U.S Open winner 2000 Australian Open finalist 2002 Australian Open finalist 2004
N.Zvereva French open finalist 1988
Safin is not an ethnic Russian but a Tartar, but most people don't know this or care as he is a Russian citizen.
well, i have been following tennis for the last 18years and today ,it is a proud moment for me after the era of two of my fav player steffi and boris.i have been counting at the number of russian player in the top 20 for long. there were a lot of talks about anna but she couldn't dilivered but i am sure the current breed of russian player will win not only this grand slam but a lot more. and in future a lot of thier player will be in the top 20.they r hard working and they are bound to get what they deserve. let herlard the arrival of the new tennis nation
Anastacia Myskina has shown tennis prowess at Roland Garros on par with Steffi Graff and Serena Williams at their best. She has the talent to be among the all time greats of women's tennis.
