Ukrainian tennis player Lesya Tsurenko said that she did not attend the third round match of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tournament with Belarusian Arina Sobolenko due to a panic attack she experienced after meeting with one of the WTA managers.
“A few days ago I had a talk with Steve Simon, Executive Director of WTA. He said that he does not support military operations, but if players from Russia and Belarus support it, it is just his own opinion. He also expressed his confidence that the Russians and Belarus will return to the Olympics. , said that it will be just like in tennis now.
I was absolutely shocked by this speech. It was difficult for me to prepare, and when it was time to go to court today, I had a panic attack, ”says Tsurenko “Big Tennis of Ukraine”.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in tournaments subject to neutral status. Wimbledon was the only tournament that refused the participation of representatives of Russia and Belarus.
The IOC said earlier that the organization is considering the participation of Russians and Belarusians in the Olympic Games, which did not express its active support for the special operation on the territory of Ukraine.
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