“I play for my country, to help the Ukrainian army, people who need help. Every victory will be very special.”stressed Svitolinwho at the end of the game shook hands with Potapova amid public applause.
The nationality of the Russian player was erased from the board in the middle of the first set, keeping only her name, as part of the boycott actions against Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine started on February 24.
The Ukrainian had also warned that she would not play against rivals from Belarus unless the Women’s Tennis Association take a position on the aggression against his country and align himself with the position of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in favor of marginalizing Russia of all sports competitions under its sphere of influence.
The WTAthe International Tennis Federation (FIT) and the ATPresponsible for the men’s circuit, issued a joint statement before the match announcing the suspension to the Federations of Russia and Belarus on the Davis cup and the billie jean king cup although allowing players to compete without using names or flags.
“I don’t blame any Russian athlete”wrote Svitolin in your account at Twitterbecause “they are not responsible for the invasion of our homeland”he explained.
As a result of the determinations of the ITFthe Serie Davis cup Come in Mexico and Belarus to be held on March 4-5 in Mexico City was canceled and Mexico advanced directly to World Group 1.
The Monterey Open will deliver a bag of $239,000 in awards and summoned another Russian player, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (14), who has won the US Open and is the maximum winner in the history of the tournament, as well as the Canadian Leyla Fernandez (21) and the American madison keys (28), among others.
Source: Ambito
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