Tennis
WTA President: “We support the Ukrainians at the highest level”
WTA CEO Steve Simon She explained how the Women’s Tennis Federation reacted to the provocation of Russian tennis player Anastasia Potapova, who went to the match in Indian Wells wearing the shirt of the Spartak football club.
We continue to do our best for Ukrainian players. We have done a lot for our athletes, although I know that there are different opinions on this matter.
What happened in Ukraine deserves condemnation. You cannot support what is happening there or what the Russian government is doing. We spoke directly to Anastasia Potapova and also warned her to report this as inappropriate and I don’t think we will see more cases like this in the future.
We support the Ukrainians at the highest level and I don’t think any of us can properly understand what they are going through. We continue to communicate with [российскими и белорусскими игроками] and make them understand that everything is very sensitive here and they are competing as neutral athletes. I think there is a strong understanding about this.
We’ve always had a position – and it was the main position of this round – that every player who has a right to play should have a right to play. And this is independent of any decisions that can be taken by their governments. We are committed to it and will stick to it. We think a neutral approach is appropriate,” said Simon.
Source: Sport UA
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Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has made it to the fourth round of the Australian Open, which is taking place in Melbourne.
Fourth seed Djokovic beat Botik van de Zandshulp of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in the third round. The tennis players spent 2 hours and 44 minutes on the court.
For the 38-year-old Serb, this is his 400th victory in Grand Slam singles tournaments. Previously, Djokovic became the first tennis player in history to win 100 or more games at three different Grand Slam tournaments.
Djokovic’s next opponent will be the winner of the match between Jakub Mensik (Czech Republic, 16th seeded) and Ethan Quinn (USA).
Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million
Men. Third circle
Novak Djokovic (Serbia, 4) – Botik van de Zandshulp (Netherlands) – 6:3, 6:4, 7:6 (7:4)
Source: Sportbox
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Russian Anna Kalinskaya failed to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.
In the third round, Kalinskaya, who received the 31st seed at the tournament, was defeated by the second racket of the world, Poland’s Iga Szwiatek, with a score of 1:6, 6:1, 1:6. The meeting lasted 1 hour 41 minutes.
In the next round, Szwiatek will play against Maddison Inglis from Australia, who reached the fourth round on the refusal of the former first racket of the world, Japanese Naomi Osaka.
Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million
Women. Third circle
Iga Szwiatek (Poland, 2) – Anna Kalinskaya (Russia) – 6:1, 1:6, 6:1
Source: Sportbox
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Tennis
Former world number one Safin will play at the tournament of legends as part of the Australian Open
Former first racket of the world, Russian Marat Safin, will take part in the tournament of legends as part of the Australian Open tennis championship, the press service of the tournament reports.
In addition to Safin, the world team included German Tommy Haas, Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis, Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova, Andrea Petkovic and Angelique Kerber (both from Germany). Patrick Rafter, Lleyton Hewitt, Mark Philippoussis, Samantha Stosur, Alicia Molik and Casey Dellacqua will play for Australia.
Safin is 45 years old, he is the former first racket of the world, winner of two Grand Slam singles tournaments. In the final of the 2005 Australian Open, he beat Hewitt in four sets. Safin retired from acting in 2009.
The Australian Open is taking place these days in Melbourne.
Source: Sportbox
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