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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
General Interest | |
| Injuries | She had major hip surgery in September 2008 and spent the remainder of the year in rehabilitation. (rodionova.net, 16 Sep 2010) |
| Famous relatives | Her sister Arina also plays professional tennis. Her father, Ivan, is a tennis coach. (wtatennis.com, 19 Jun 2016; rodionova.com, 01 Aug 2016) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | Her father was an amateur player. He introduced her to tennis at a young age by putting tennis balls in her pram. |
General Interest | |
| Hero / Idol | Swiss tennis player Martina Hingis. (sonyericssonwtatour.com, 16 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Handedness | Right |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She began playing tennis at age seven. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Student |
| Languages | English, Russian |
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| Nicknames | Rodi (rio2016.olympics.com.au, 22 Jul 2016) |
| Other information | FAMILY AFFAIR She will play in the doubles with her sister, Arina, at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (rio2016.olympics.com.au, 22 Jul 2016) DISQUALIFIED In 2007 at the Cincinnati Open she became only the second player in over 30 years of the WTA Tour to be disqualified from a match, after she appeared to hit a ball towards a group of opposition supporters in the stands after losing the first game of the third set. The ball bounced off the wall in front of the fans and remained inside the court, but the match referee defaulted her for 'unsportsmanlike conduct'. "I still don't understand why they defaulted me. I'm really upset. I've never seen in my life anyone defaulted in this situation. I had no warning. I didn't hit the ball at anybody. I didn't swear at anybody. I didn't throw my racket." (bbc.co.uk, 18 Jul 2007; espn.go.com, 18 Jul 2007) FROM RUSSIA TO AUSTRALIA Born in Russian Federation, she moved to Australia in 2005. She became an Australian citizen in late 2009 and began competing for the country soon after. (2xu.com.au, 11 Jul 2012; rio2016.olympics.com.au, 22 Jul 2016) |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Twitter profile, 02 Aug 2016) |
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| Training Regime | She has her primary training base in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. |