Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was planned from the beginning in the WTA women’s circuit, as there are a good number of prominent tennis players in Ukraine who expressed their desire that the participation of Russian and Belarusian colleagues be vetoed, where they refuse to greet or share. official photo when they meet in a competition.
This is the case at Roland Garros, where the Ukrainian Martha Kostyuk was publicly whistled by the Paris headquarters when it refused to congratulate the winner, the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka. Later, it denied his presence at official press conferences, citing a matter of personal mental health.
This is the answer to the ‘interrogation’ to which he was subjected by a Ukrainian journalist. Sabalenka decided to leave the press room for a few days, where she returned later to express a resounding ‘no’ to any war, as well as to publicly and openly distance herself from the decisions of the president and dictator of his country, Alexander Lukashenko.
Sabalenka will not be able to participate in Wimbledon 2022 because all British tournaments sanctioned by her country’s federation have decided to veto Russian and Belarusian tennis players. A bill that was removed for 2023.
Back at the All England Club, Sabalenka stepped into the Wimbledon press room this Saturday. Although he released a notice before starting his official appearance. He made it clear what he intends to do during the competition if there are political questions on the table.
“Before I go on, I want to say that I’m not going to talk about politics. I’m here to talk about tennis. Please respect that. If you have any kind of political question, ask the WTA or the tournament. You can they send the transcript of my answers in previous tournaments”, meaning the world number two.
He pointed out that this decision was “a personal decision”, without any pressure.
Sabalenka25 years old, this season’s Australian Open champion and semifinalist at Roland Garros, his best result at Wimbledon before the veto, reaching the semifinals in 2021.
Source: La Verdad
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