Vera Zvonareva: From ballgirl to the Top 10

http://www.scmp.com/video/

Vera Zvonareva is firmly ensconced inside the World Top 10, and is ranked even higher than her captain for this tournament, Maria Sharapova.

Also in Team Russia is Olympic Gold medallist Yevgeny Kafelnikov, one of Vera's heroes. In this interview, Vera tells us about the first time she met the Russian legend: when she was a ballgirl, and he asked her to get him a Coke.

Vera also tells us about helping out with the Hong Kong Tennis Classic All-Star Clinic, where she hit a few balls with some talented youngsters, as well as her preparations and recovery from surgery in 2010.

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Sports

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• Maria Sharapova
• Caroline Wozniacki
• Zhang Jie
• Gisela Dulko
• Vera Zvonareva
• Victoria Azarenka
• Ayumi Morita
• Michael Chang
• Yevgeny Kafelnikov
• Stefan Edberg
• Paradorn Srichaphan

[metsrus]

she can hit my balls anytime.

[searats20]

Such a beautiful face - I love you Vera!!!

Too bad you lost today to Azarenka (rrr), but you had a great run in the first Slam of the year. Good work!

Hope that ankle injury heals quick!!!!

[JesseJames215]

omg shes soo f 'n hot.

[DTBAce]

Zvonareva is a great player!!! Yesterday she won her first match of WTA Tour Championships in Istanbul against World´s No.1 Caroline Wozniacki

She played such an solid and powerful baseline tennis with a lot of net attacks very nice to watch. Hope she can reach the final in Istanbul. Best wishes to her from Germany

[jessilovestennis]

i was a ballgirl for her this year at the sony ericsson, shes so nice (:

[Freccia59]

Stupid to loose against hantu chova  make my loose 500euro..

Ma vaffanculo Tontaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

[huiop311]

i love Russian girls

[thegreendestiny]

How is it that a former ATP no.1 suddenly became a fat pig after retirement?

[thisislaser]

She a great player and sex maniac.

[rockerduff1231]

she's much prettier than sharapova in my humble yet very important opinion

[malawri67]

very beautiful!

[totalannihilator99]

@metsrus : That one was classy, man, HA HA HA ! Excellent !