Yulia Putintseva told why she changed Russia to Kazakhstan – Tennis

World No. 29 Yulia Putintseva spoke in detail about what prompted her to change her Russian sports citizenship to Kazakh citizenship, Sports.kz reports with reference to Championat.com.

— You were one of the first to play for Kazakhstan.
– Don't think. There were many reasons, not just the financial side. In Russia, I was one of the leaders in both juniors and under 12-14 years old. She always stood out not only for her character, but also for her excellent tactful play (smiles).

In Russia they didn’t give me the opportunity to train for free; my dad paid for the courts himself all the time. It was hard in winter: time is limited, courts are expensive, in addition to them, I have to pay for a coach, for balls, and so on. For the whole process. And in Kazakhstan they offered me conditions and a training base. When I first arrived, they brought me a box of balls. They accepted it, they accepted it! In Moscow there was a box of balls for a month, but…