When Russia faces the Czech Republic in the Fed Cup final in front of a hostile Prague crowd this weekend, no one in the stadium will be more nervous than Anastasia Myskina.
Myskina, the captain of the Russian team, acknowledged that she was a poor spectator.
“It’s not easy watching as a friend and a coach,” she said in a phone interview. “It’s been a long time now for me, but I still remember all the emotions and thoughts you have as a player in these different moments. And so you live the match with them. Watching is tougher than being out there running.