Belarusian tennis player Victoria Azarenka answered a question about the appearance of banned Russian flags at Australian Open (Australian Open) matches.
“I think these events have nothing to do with the players, but for some reason you continue to draw tennis players into this.
So does it bother me? What worries me is that real things are happening in the world. You’re asking me about things someone says they can control, but I don’t believe it. I don’t know what you want me to say. If this is a provocative question, you can distort the story as you wish, ”Azarenka said at the post-match press conference.
Recall that Russian tennis players are allowed to compete as neutral athletes, without specifying the country and flag. But Russian flags periodically appear at matches. Today, Novak Djokovic’s father was seen taking a photo with an audience holding a Russian flag and a picture of Putin. It was later recognized About the police arrest of a US citizen wearing a Z T-shirt at the Australian Open.
Today, Azarenka lost to Kazakhstan representative Elena Rybakina 6:7, 3:6 in two sets.
In the final, Rybakina will play with another Belarusian, Arina Sobolenko. She was stronger than Magda Lanette (Poland) in the semi-finals.
Source: Gazeta
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