Playing on a makeshift court with the former doubles No .1, three-year-old Liza’s backhand already bears an uncanny similarity to her mother’s.

The 2016 Olympic doubles champion previously revealed her two medals had been taken in a September home invasion.

The two veterans discuss raising children while on the road as elite athletes, and the unique challenges that presents.

The former doubles No. 1 won a silver medal in mixed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in addition to the gold she captured in Rio.

The Russian is giving away signed tennis balls, her badge and more Summer Games collectibles.

The 2016 Olympic doubles champion brought along her silver medal from Tokyo.

Belinda Bencic, Alexander Zverev, Elina Svitolina and a Russian Olympic Committee contingent felt the love when they returned from Tokyo with their special hardware.

This year the mixed brought two popular and personable Russians together for the first time.

Vesnina will also battle for bronze with Veronika Kudermetova to cap a fourth appearance at the Olympic Games.

The Russian aims to maximize his medal chances in Tokyo after making the final with a former No. 1. “Everything goes towards the Olympic Games,” the non-nonsense Karatsev admitted.