Victoria Azarenka deletes her social media accounts after breaking down into tears at Indian Wells

Victoria Azarenka has deleted her social media accounts after she broke down in tears during her third round match against Elina Rybakina at Indian Wells. The Belarusian, who was playing under a neutral flag due to sanctions against Russia and Belarus, lost the first set 6-3 before she squatted down and burst into tears while she was serving at 2-2 in the second set. She said to the chair umpire: «I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.» Ad/> Rybakina walked to the net to check if her opponent was OK at the same time the chair umpire approached her.

TennisPaula Badosa — 'People have to see that athletes are not robots' — Players’ Voice08/03/2022 AT 07:39 The two-time Australian Open champion eventually recovered and held her serve, but lost the match 6-3 6-4. Ahead of the tournament, Azarenka said she was “devastated” by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 'Wake up' — Stakhovsky hits out at Conte over Russian athletes comments All Grand Slams to have 10-point final set tie-breaks in rule change “I am devastated by the actions that have taken place over the last several days — against — and in Ukraine,” the former world No.

1 wrote on Twitter. “It’s heartbreaking to see how many innocent people have been affected and continue to be affected by such violence. Since my early childhood, I have always seen and experienced Ukrainian and Belarusian people, as well as both nations, friendly and supportive of one another.

“It is hard to witness the violent separation that is currently taking place instead of supporting and finding compassion for each other. “My heart is with everyone directly and indirectly impacted by this war that is causing such pain and suffering for so many. I hope and wish for peace and an end to the war.” /> Tennis’ governing