Victoria Azarenka, a Belarus native, dropped from Ukraine charity match at US Open

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Two-time grand slam champion Victoria Azarenka was dropped from a pre-U.S. Open exhibition match that will raise money for humanitarian assistance in Ukraine.

The former No. 1 ranked player in the world is from Belarus, who assisted Russia in their invasion of Ukraine earlier this year.

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Victoria Azarenka of Belarus plays a backhand during his match against Emma Raducanu of Great Britain during the Western & Southern Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 17, 2022 in Mason, Ohio. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

Marta Kostyuk, a player from Ukraine, declined an invite to participate due to Azarenka originally being scheduled to play.

"When we found out that there would be representatives of Russia or Belarus at this event, I immediately said that I will not participate in this," Kostyuk said, according to Tennis Up To Date.

Kostyuk also criticized Azarenka for her lack of support to her personally, as well as the people of Ukraine.

"I did not understand the reason why they called Victoria Azarenka," she added. "There was no open help from her in our direction. She did not communicate with me, but I know that she communicated with Serhiy Stakhovsky, with Gael Monfils in Madrid. There was no dialogue with me personally, although it cannot be said that I was invisible. Maybe I'm not that visible because I'm not ranked high enough to be talked to, but that's not what I'm talking about, I'm talking about the fact that I've been active enough since the beginning of the war."

Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine celebrates winning a point against Camila Giorgi of Italy during her first round