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Victoria Azarenka, the Belarusian former world No 1, has pulled out of the Tennis Plays for Peace Exhibition aimed at raising humanitarian aid for Ukraine because of the sensitivities of the Ukrainian players, the United States Tennis Association said on Wednesday.
Victoria Azarenka has pulled out the "Tennis Plays for Peace Exhibition" to raise humanitarian aid for Ukraine given the sensitivities of the Ukrainian players, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) said on Wednesday. With the US Open set to begin on Monday, the tournament long initiative was to launch on Wednesday - Ukraine Independence Day - with the exhibition event at Louis Armstrong Stadium that would include women's world No.
No. 1 seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia dropped a first-set tiebreak before coming back to win a marathon over Belgium's Greet Minnen 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2 on Monday in first-round action at the Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby in Granby, Quebec.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon with a 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Miomir Kecmanovic on Centre Court on Friday.
LONDON: Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko spoke of her feelings of guilt after matching her best Wimbledon run on Wednesday by beating seeded compatriot Anhelina Kalinina 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the second round.
Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko matched her best Wimbledon run as she beat seeded compatriot Anhelina Kalinina 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the second round on Wednesday. Both players had spoken of the strain of pursuing their careers following Russia's invasion of their country and Tsurenko wore a yellow and blue ribbon on her white top. Kalinina, the 29th seed who described on Monday how her family home had been damaged by Russian shelling, opted not to follow suit.
LONDON : Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko matched her best Wimbledon run as she beat seeded compatriot Anhelina Kalinina 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the second round on Wednesday.
It was a busy day for British hopes at Wimbledon on Tuesday as 11 home players were in action in the first round.