[kerope]

Such education and well travelled
Unlike someone whose so uncultured she left with her tail between her legs because of cuisine differences. So uneducated 💅

 

[Zula]

Alona flexing

 

[TNT96]

Not a fan of JO but those are really nice pictures.

 

[palttoonnappi]

Found on Reddit and reposting.

the REAL educated queen of the tour: Anna Blinkova. She has some proficiency in 7 languages, best in Russian, but fluent in French (2nd best), English, and Slovakian. Intermediate in Spanish and Italian. Basics in Chinese.

who knew she liked languages this much that she’d even go out of her way to learn a non-European language?

Now She's Speaking Their Language

Also, Blinky appears to be that vanishingly rare specimen: someone who started to learn something during COVID downtime... and actually stuck with it

 

[Escociatennis]

Apparently, Ostapenko felt she's very educated in China
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Aljona auditioning for a Tarantino movie in the first pic. I will cast her!

 

[Mangelwurzel]

Found on Reddit and reposting.

the REAL educated queen of the tour: Anna Blinkova. She has some proficiency in 7 languages, best in Russian, but fluent in French (2nd best), English, and Slovakian. Intermediate in Spanish and Italian. Basics in Chinese.

who knew she liked languages this much that she’d even go out of her way to learn a non-European language?

Now She's Speaking Their Language

IIRC her WTA bio used to say she was a promising chess player in her youth' also. And she seems like a good egg on top of that. Such a shame the one thing she's not that good at happens to be her vocation..

 

[Mauriac]

She has a new book out soon 'Cooking with Jelena: 101 Ways to Prepare Turtle'.

 

[theawkdork]

IIRC her WTA bio used to say she was a promising chess player in her youth' also. And she seems like a good egg on top of that. Such a shame the one thing she's not that good at happens to be her vocation..

Good enough to be top 100

Has beat top players but also lost 6-0 6-0 to grandma Lepchenko LMAO. it’s too funny.

 

[Mangelwurzel]

Good enough to be top 100

Has beat top players but also lost 6-0 6-0 to grandma Lepchenko LMAO. it’s too funny.

Yeah' she definitely has potential' but is such a funky player.

It's like she's the good counterpart to Ostapenko's evil one.

 

[braisaz]

the glasses tho

 

[Matmagix]

the glasses tho

Fanny Crosby vibes?

 

[Aaron.]

you were saying??

 

[pigeye23]

Did she like the food though?

I walked thru Chinatown in San Francisco decades ago.
There was a food shop and in the window there was a bucket full of fish eyes......
......and they were all looking at me!
Fisheye soup anyone?

 

[Marta Stan Kev]

Thanks for posting this link. I've always liked Anna. I've listened to interviews of her talking about French and Russian literature, as well. With her ear I wouldn't be surprised if she had a highly developed ear for music, as well.

More interesting people on tour like Anna, please. She's taking advantage of all the travel, and not wasting time in the curated bubbles of tournaments.

You will be pleased to learn that Blinky has a separate Insta for her Travels called Blinkova Travel.

https://www.instagram.com/blinkova_travel/

 

[PLP]

IS Osta still in the dubs draw? I hope she's still having a good time, because she forgot tp show up to her singles match.
If Jelena retires with only one slam will she be considered a huge underachiever?
I think so, she really has an incredible game when on. I remember Hingis saying she "Had all the shots" when she won her RG title in 2017.
I guess am just sad she lost. The draw is always much more fun when she is in it.

 

[nevetssllim]

 

[nevetssllim]

IS Osta still in the dubs draw? I hope she's still having a good time, because she forgot tp show up to her singles match.
If Jelena retires with only one slam will she be considered a huge underachiever?
I think so, she really has an incredible game when on. I remember Hingis saying she "Had all the shots" when she won her RG title in 2017.
I guess am just sad she lost. The draw is always much more fun when she is in it.

She is indeed and she won her R1 match with Hsieh. Here she is meeting her public! 😍

 

[SERVivor]

Should have concentrated on winning matches

 

[ILoveMeat]

She is indeed and she won her R1 match with Hsieh. Here she is meeting her public! 😍


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[Joana]

This board can be so weird.
Reminds me of the time Janković said "Hi, Justine" in that video and here this whole mythology arose from it.