The audience sang the song “Kalinka” during the Australian Open match between Russian tennis player Anna Kalinskaya and US representative Katie Volynets. This was reported by “lenta.ru”.
Volynets, who is of Ukrainian origin and speaks Russian, responded to the people’s actions with a smile. Video available telegram channel “Beautiful Aces”.
The match, which lasted 2 hours and 12 minutes, ended with Kalinskaya winning with scores of 6:3, 3:6, 6:2. In the next round, the Russian will play against Dutch tennis player Aranchi Rus.
Russian tennis players continue to participate in international tournaments as neutral athletes. The only tournament they missed was Wimbledon in 2022. Sanctions were imposed because the organizers did not allow Russian tennis players to participate in the tournament.
The current winner of the Australian Open is Arina Sabalenka from Belarus.
Previously Ukrainian tennis player in the name Due to Russia’s admission to the Olympic Games, their country needs to do something.