Ana Ivanovic wrote about Kirilenko: I have known Maria for a long time, because we played junior tennis together. We have always got on well. She’s a very nice girl and I enjoy her company. It was fun to play doubles tournament with Maria. She was an easy person to play with and we had a good understanding. We always had a lot of fun playing doubles together. I can’t remember any particular incidents, but just things like when one of us fell over, or almost hit the other with a volley - that made us both laugh. »