Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov answered questions from a Ukrainian journalist about the situation in her country.
“My answer will be very short. I’m an athlete, not a politician. I don’t want to talk about politics here because first of all, I don’t understand politics well. Secondly, it’s not my job. I play tennis, I’m an athlete. I don’t even want to get involved in this business,” said Russian, ua.tribuna.com Transferred from.
On June 4, Karen Khachanov will play Lorenzo Sonego in the fourth round of the French Open (Roland Garros). In the previous round, the Italian player beat another representative of Russia, Andrey Rublev, 0-2 in the sets.
Khachanov has reached the semi-finals of the last two Grand Slam tournaments at the US and Australian Opens.
Recall that Russian and Belarusian tennis players are not excluded from participation in international tournaments, but can only play on the world stage in neutral status.
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