Alex has joined the Tennis World's Special Fathers Club, which has given champions. These include Venus and Serena's father Richard Williams, Andre Agassi's father Mike and Maria Sharapova's father Yuri. Alex, born in Russia, had little English.

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He did not understand the instructions in a radio taxi in New York, but Alex, who never gave up, worked hard. He drove a taxi at night and went to school in the morning and learned English and computers. According to him, it was a difficult task. Alex came to America in 1987 with a few dollars in his pocket to fulfill his dreams with wife Lina from the then Soviet Union.

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In childhood, Sophia suffered taunts: Sophia tells, in childhood she had to listen to taunts too. She was not taller than other children. She said, "People used to say to my father. You are kidding, this girl will be able to play tennis, but my father had faith in me. He used to say, don't pay attention to these things." Sophia represented America in the 2014 Youth Olympics. Entered through the wildcard at the 2015 US Open and joined the top 100 players in March 2018. Won three singles titles last year and reached the 12th ranking.

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