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Margarita Gasparyan: 'Not many people believed I could come back'

Margarita Gasparyan of Russia in action during her round two women's singles match against Elise Mertens of Belgium at the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 17 January 2019.  EPA/RITCHIE TONGO

Margarita Gasparyan of Russia in action during her round two women's singles match against Elise Mertens of Belgium at the Australian Open Source: EPA

Margarita Gasparyan made an unbelievable jump in her ranking after suffering from consistent problems with her knee and going through endless operations. After sitting beyond 1000 she is now in the top 100. Despite finishing Australian Open in the 2 round, Margarita is determined to fight for her spot in top 10.


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Margarita Gasparyan made an unbelievable jump in her ranking after suffering from consistent problems with her knee and going through endless operations. After sitting beyond 1000 she is now in the top 100. Despite finishing Australian Open in the 2 round, Margarita is determined to fight for her spot in top 10.



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