Svitolina says she won't play Russians as Ukrainian players seek action
The top-ranked Ukranian woman tennis player Elina Svitolina on Monday said she would refuse to play Russian and Belarusian tennis players in tournaments.
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Svitolina may refuse to play Russian
Ukrainian Elina Svitolina has said she will not play her round of 32 match against Anastasia Potapova in the Monterrey Open unless the Russian has to play as a neutral, as recommended by the International Olympic Committee.
Ukrainian Tennis Players Ask WTA To Take A Stand On Invasion
Two Ukrainian women tennis players aimed a swing at the WTA on Monday when they criticised the organisation for not taking a position on the Russian invasion of their country. Marta Kostyuk, ranked 54th in the world, and Lesia Tsurenko, a former top-25 player now ranked 127, both posted a letter on social media expressing "our great surprise and dissatisfaction with the lack of any response with the situation in our Motherland".
Ukraine's Svitolina refuses to play against Russia's Potapova in Monterrey
Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina said she would not play her round of 32 match against Russia's Anastasia Potapova in the Monterrey Open unless tennis' governing bodies followed the recommendations made by the International Olympic Committee.
Australian Open 2022 Usually stoic, Ash Barty's outpouring of emotion illustrates what the win means to her, and Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia — When Ash Barty won her first-round Australian Open match against qualifier Lesia Tsurenko in just 54 minutes, she produced a wry smile, a little fist bump, and clapped to the crowd with a couple of taps on her racket.
Ash Barty rolls on at Australian Open as potential clash with Naomi Osaka looms on the horizon
Ash Barty's Australian Open campaign is gathering momentum, with the world number one easily accounting for Italian qualifier Lucia Bronzetti in the second round at Melbourne Park.
Australian Open: Ashleigh Barty beats Lucia Bronzetti in Melbourne
World number one Ashleigh Barty says continuing to live like a «hermit» is helping her breeze through the Australian Open draw.