Russian Wimbledon champion announces pregnancy
Veronika Kudermetova, 29, was last on the court in November last year
Russian tennis player Veronika Kudermetova announced her pregnancy.
The 29-year-old posted on Instagram (owned by Meta, the company is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia) a photo with a rounded belly, which was captioned: “Waiting for a miracle.”.
Kudermetova last went on the court in November 2025. The husband of the athlete is a former tennis player and her coach Sergey Demekhin.
Kudermetova’s best singles result was ninth in the world ranking in 2022, with two WTA titles on her account. Even more successful the Russian performs in the doubles category, where she was the second racket of the world, won ten WTA tournaments, including Wimbledon-2025, and twice won the WTA Final Tournament (2022, 2025).
