Yastremska's father opens up about 2020 season

The father of Dayana Yastremska, Alexander Yastremsky spoke to Ukrainian Tennis about the 2020 season of his daughter.

The end of the 2020 season was not the best for the young Ukrainian as she managed to win only 1 set in her last 4 matches. After losing to Halep in Rome, she lost also to Gavrilova at the Roland Garros and then to Brady in Czech Republic and to Minnen in Austria. Now, after the season, Yastremska's father explained what happened.

“People were complaining like why Dayana had such poor results at Roland Garros and afterwards but they didn’t know it was a hard time for her mother,” Yastremsky said. “Before the first round she had a retinal detachment. She went through three surgeries in Paris and two more at home. Everything is fine now but at that time Dayana was broken mentally.”

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“Sascha Bajin is a good coach, very helpful but it turned out he wasn’t ours,” said Alexander. “I don’t look at this partnership as a mistake for Dayana, it was another experience for her but I don’t see any advantages either. Everyone looks only at how good you play and what result you get."

“It’s not easy to work with Dayana she has a tough personality,” her father admits. “Relationships on and off the court are very important for her. Right now we have a new team, very positive and committed . That’s the key for us. There’s no need to brag about their achievements. Results will come and time will tell. Our focus is on the off-season and hard work.”