Tennis
ATP President: “We do not believe in the common guilt of Russian athletes”
ATP Head Andrea Gaudenzi talked about the possible ban of Russian and Belarusian tennis players in tennis.
“First of all, I would like to reiterate that we have always condemned war and will continue to condemn it. I think this is obvious, but it is important to repeat and repeat because we send this signal very clearly. I think we are in full compliance with the IOC rules. Our players are not allowed to participate in team competitions as in other sports branches. But there are sports where individual players are banned. To be honest, we don’t believe in collective guilt. These guys did nothing wrong. They have played tennis all their lives. We believe that in fairness they should have the same opportunities as everyone else.
We also believe that they should be able to compete and have the right to vote and express their opinions. We saw how Rublev wrote “Peace, not war” in front of the camera. I think this is an important message. We want these players to be able to speak up, express their feelings, including reaching their own people, their own country. For them to tell their own version of the story. “Broadly speaking, we are for justice and freedom, and we are absolutely against war, and we will continue to fight for these principles,” he said.
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The 2026 Australian Open will be played on January 25 with the last 16 matches in the upper half of the women’s singles.
They will enter the Rod Laver Arena at approximately 12:00 Kyiv time Arina Sabalenko (WTA1) and Victoria Mboko (Canada, WTA 16).
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This will be the first head-to-head encounter.
The winner of the match will face Yulia Putintseva or Iva Jovic in the quarter-finals.
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January 25 Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina (WTA 12) The Australian Open will continue to be competed in 2026.
In the fourth round, the Ukrainian player will play against the seventh neutral racket in the world Mirra Andreeva. The fight will start at 12.00 Kyiv time in Rod Laver Arena.
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This will be the second head-to-head meeting between the rivals. The score is 1:0 in Andreeva’s favor.
The winner of the fight will face Coco Gauff or Carolina Muchova in the quarter-finals.
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Elina Svitolina (WTA 12) will face Mirra Andreeva (WTA 7) in the fourth round of the Australian Open on January 25.
The match is scheduled to start at 12:00 Kyiv time.
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Elina Svitolina
The Ukrainian athlete started this season brilliantly and currently has a streak of eight wins in official tournaments. Svitolina has already won the title in Auckland but she needs to perform well at the majors.
In the first round, the athlete defeated Spaniard Krystyna Buksha with scores of 6:4, 6:1, then defeated the young Polish player Linda Klimovichova with scores of 7:5, 6:1. The most difficult was the last match against the “neutral” Diana Schneider – 7:6, 6:3, in this match there were up to nine breaks. Svitolina won the last fight with her experience, made a little less mistakes, won a little more and finally put the finishing touches on her opponent.
The best performance at the Australian Open was in the quarter-finals; This was achieved three times, thus putting the tennis player one step away from repeating his personal best. If successful, Elina will compete with the winner of the Gauff-Mukhova pairing.
Mirra Andreeva
The “neutral” team also starts the season well but rarely behaves with dignity on the field. Andreeva reached the quarter-finals in Brisbane, where she deservedly lost to Marta Kostyuk in two sets. Later, the athlete managed to win the championship in Adelaide, beating Canadian Mboko in the final.
The tennis player is 18 years old and is not bothered by his busy schedule. Despite its place in the top 10, it lacks emotional stability. Andreeva started this tournament with a tough win against Donna Vekic – 4:6, 6:3, 6:0, then beat Greek Maria Sakkari 6:4, 6:0 and in the last match she beat Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6:3, 6:4. At the Australian Major the neutral team never advanced beyond the fourth round.
personal meetings
The tennis players played each other only once; The match took place in the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells tournament in March last year. Andreeva then won with scores of 7:5 and 6:3.
To guess
Bookmakers give a slight advantage to the “neutral”, which is explained by the fact that it is higher in the rankings and is also 13 years younger. Svitolina’s motivation will be very high in such a match.
I don’t think the winner will be determined quickly, so I’m betting on 1.76 out of 21.5 games in total.
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