Tennis – The Russian player speaks about her relationship with fellow compatriot

Svetlana Kuznetsova: 'Maria Sharapova keeps distance from other girls'

Interviewed by Sov Sport Russian website, the World No. 8 Svetlana Kuznetsova spoke about her relationship with fellow compatriot Maria Sharapova. Asked if she saw Masha at the US Open, Kuznetsova replied: ‘Yes but very rarely.

Once I came to the locker room, I wasn’t far away from her, we met and said him. It was After that Masha beat Simona Halep. I told her: ‘Congratulations!’ She was upset and asked me: ‘For what?’ In general, we just exchanged some words without discussing something serious.

Maria keeps some distance from other girls, but our relationship is okay.’ Does Sharapova behave like this also in the Russian Fed Cup team: ‘No she doesn’t, she feels more comfortable and behaves differently. But she took this path and somehow I understand her.

There is so much attention on her.’ Sharapova beat Kuznetsova five times on 13 matches played, last time they faced each other Svetlana prevailed in straight sets, at 2015 Madrid.