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Happy Birthday to one of the world's best female volleyball players of 2021! С днем рождения Arina Fedorovtseva!

In her first full year playing volleyball at the senior level, Fedorovtseva rapidly established herself as arguably the best server in the world. She quickly stationed herself as a starter for Russian powerhouse Dinamo-Ak Bars Kazan and received the Superliga Best Server award along with her bronze medal at the end of the 2020-2021 season, before signing her first international professional contract to transfer to Turkish giant Fenerbahce Opet Istanbul.

The 1.90m-tall Russian outside immediately received a call to the national team, made her debut at the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Nations League and then topped the statistical charts for serving at both the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the 2021 CEV European Championship.

After joining Fenerbahce, the rising star played at her first FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship in December, and in addition to winning the bronze, she once again emerged as the player with the highest number of serving aces in the tournament. She was also the second best overall scorer and earned herself a spot on the Dream Team.