Yanina was born in Lier on Friday, October 20 in the year 1989. Those who think the name “Yanina Wickmayer” sounds a little exoctic are quite right. The choice made by daddy Marc Wickmayer and mummy Daniella Dannevoye for ‘Yanina’ as a given namen, was inspired by the legendary Argentine socker player Diego Maradona, who called his daughter Yanina. The surname Wickmayer isn’t exactly Belgian either, but traces back to Austria.
Yanina lost her mother to cancer, and is therefore easily compared to Justine Henin. She has a father who sees to her and travels with her – the band between father and daughter may be even stronger than the one between Kim and Leo “Lei” Clijsters. She got her initial tennis education in the United States, and her style of play, partially driven by her length (1m82) is agressive and fast. One can easily guess her service is her most powerful weapon. This American hardhitting profile also links her to Maria Sharapova. Yanina, however, doesn’t want to be a makeover of some other player. She doesn’t put her goals impossibly high, she wants to make her own choices, and give the best of herself as Yanina Wickmayer.
Yanina Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer
Jelena Jankovic vs Yanina Wickmayer and Venus Williams Rome 2010
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