Support and humor - the recipe of win

Our meeting with Irakli has taken place in hotel number upon termination of all his performances on the Petersburg tournament. The mood was funny - the circle spreads out things and the TV is included. On the screen heroes from the well-known Petersburg serial flashed.

- Love Russian cinema or there is simply nothing to do?
- The Russian cinema I esteem, but I not frequently manage to sit in front of the TV. Has stopped on this film only because action occurs in Petersburg. I love old Petersburg with all it streets.

-Whether there is any place in Petersburg which is especially interesting to you?
- I never was in the Hermitage, but I do not lose hope. I shall necessarily visit this treasury. When you arrive on tournament you concentrate only tennis, on leisure does not remain to time. I think, that I shall come to Petersburg on couple of days simply to see friends and to take a walk on city.

-Irakli, for quite some time now you live in Austria. Home does not pull?
-The life of the tennis player is those, that in any case for a year of a house be only month - one and a half. At leisure I always arrive to Georgia - I visit parents, the brother, friends.

-For last year in Georgia there were serious changes. The new government has taken a pro-American rate. How on yours, the simple citizen began to live better?
-It is difficult to tell unequivocally, but I think, that it is changes to the best. Understand, to us neither here, nor there it will not be better, we in themselves should be, for example, at entrance to Russia had problems. For me have asked to wait, having referred to the Georgian passport. It was necessary to explain, that I have arrived on tournament.

-And what will tell about the Petersburg public? I have in a kind of fans and admirers of tennis on tribunes ÑÊÊ.
-In Petersburg in general inhabitants benevolent and quiet. Therefore for local fans it is always pleasant to play. They come on tournament to look at game, to support, instead of itself "to show". It is cool!

-Tennis - a conservative kind of sports, conditions on court should be prudish. In these conditions how you consider, what behaviour of fans is most comprehensible - shot songs, posters with encouraging inscriptions?
-There is nothing bad that spectators actively prove on tribunes. The tennis player in fact too the person and to it the kind word at times is necessary. And if there also humour it is twice pleasant.

-What encouraging inscription from tribunes you would like to see?
- It is possible in georgian? Midi Irakli gigarixar! That means: forward, Irakli, well done

- Irakli, tennis borrows the most part of your life. But, for certain, sometimes it would be desirable to have a rest from court, from racket. What kind of rest do you prefer?
- I am fond of a chess. Usually I play with a computer or with somebody from friends through the Internet. It happens - I win. Still I love football. On Monday the Zenith - TsSKA wanted to descend on a match, but tickets any more were not.

- Irakli, wish, please, something the fans!
- I wish all success in a life! And up to a meeting the next year!

After hour conversation we could not borrow more Irakli - in the morning the next crossing was coming it. The following tournament in the schedule of the sportsman - on happy for him to the Ukrainian ground - in Dnepropetrovsk. We have wished Irakli good road and successful performance!

30 October 2004
St.Petersburg
written by Maria
mariaspb@inbox.ru

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