Tennis
The British mock Russian tennis players before Wimbledon. The statistics are scary
Only 15% of our athletes have received British visas, and it’s less than a month before the start of the tournament.
Wimbledon will take place this year from 3 to 16 July. It is clear that tennis players come to such major tournaments in advance, they need time to adapt and prepare. However, the British organizers do not seem to think about such things, because less than a month before the start of the competition they issued visas to only 15% of Russians.
The behavior of the British was not surprising
The fact that it was the British who decided to mock Russian and Belarusian tennis players and infringe on their rights is not at all surprising. Wimbledon last year was the only Grand Slam tournament that categorically refused to accept our athletes.
For this, he was punished with the deprivation of rating points, and the news coincided with the massive refusal of top stars to participate in competitions. As a result, the royal family had to watch how the main trophy was raised above the head by a native of Moscow, Elena Rybakina, who competed under the flag of Kazakhstan.
A year later, the leadership of the ATP and WTA put pressure on the organizers of Wimbledon and strongly recommended that they lift the ban on the participation of Russians and Belarusians. The British resisted a little, but nevertheless realized that they could not afford to hold a tournament without rating points and without the presence of top players for two years. However, this did not prevent them from coming up with new obstacles for our compatriots. The most predictable and win-win option is to make it difficult to obtain visas.
Ours will be allowed, but there will be new provocations
The first to report this was 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva, who, after a brilliant performance at Roland Garros, admitted that she could not talk about plans for Wimbledon, since she simply did not have a British visa. The athlete’s agent Lev Kassil, who also represents the interests of the first racket of Russia Daniil Medvedev, described in detail the situation with the visas of Russian tennis players.
– There is a fear that now the athletes will not receive visas. Approximately 15 percent of our tennis players have already received visas, the rest are not yet and remain in limbo. All procedures have been followed. When applying, you can use the express procedure, they took the money, but then they said that they could not help, since such a service is not available to Russians and Belarusians. It’s not about the money, it’s just that the players are under psychological pressure. I hope that visas will still be given, but, most likely, this will be done at the last moment, ”Match TV quotes Kassil as saying.
It is difficult to call the behavior of the organizers of Wimbledon otherwise than a provocation. They took advantage of the obvious and almost the only loophole to make life difficult for Russians and Belarusians. Most likely, the British will still resolve the issue with visas, but the result will be the loss of a large number of nerve cells by our tennis players. And this is their main goal. After all, if you completely refuse a visa, then this will cause a negative reaction from the WTA and ATP. Wimbledon does not need this, because the consequences will be the most deplorable.
Russian tennis players will certainly perform at Wimbledon, but they need to prepare in advance for new provocations, because in addition to the British organizers, there are also British journalists who will definitely not leave them alone during the tournament.
Source: Sportbox
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They will face each other in the 3rd round of the Australian Open on January 23 Elina Svitolina (WTA 12) and Diana Schneider (WTA 22).
The meeting is planned to start at 10:00 Kyiv time.
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Elina Svitolina
Ukraine’s first racquet is having an excellent season; He confirmed his top seed status by winning the tournament in Auckland. Svitolina started her journey in this tournament by defeating Spanish athlete Cristina Buxa with scores of 6:4, 6:1. In the second round, she managed to defeat Polish Linda Klimovichova with sets of 7:5 and 6:1.
The Ukrainian player increased his first serve percentage in the second match compared to the first match: 64% versus 49%. The upcoming opponent for Elina is the toughest opponent of the season, this applies both in terms of ratings and class. Potentially, Svitolina could play the winner of Mirra Andreeva – Elena-Gabriela Ruse in the next round.
Diana Schneider
“Nötrka” has already managed to play in two tournaments this season, looked good and was ahead of its rivals in the top 10. In Brisbane, Schneider defeated another former “neutral” Anastasia Potapova, representing Austria, 6:1, 6:3. And then, in the tough fight, Madison Keys was defeated with scores of 7:6, 6:7, 6:7.
In Adelaide, the athlete defeated the following rivals: Leila Fernandez – 7:5, 6:3, Katerina Sinyakova – 6:1, 2:6, 7:5, followed by a victory over American Emma Navarro – 6:3, 6:3. Only in the semifinals did Mirra Andreeva lose with sets of 3:6, 2:6. At the Australian Open, the tennis player started with victories of 2:6, 6:3, 6:3 against the experienced Czech Barbora Krejcikova. The match against Australian Tallia Gibson was incredibly difficult – 3:6, 7:5, 6:3 and she managed to win three match points in the second set.
Match prediction
As statistics show, the rivals never played each other. The Ukrainian athlete is seen as the slight favorite of this pair. Svitolina is ten years older than him and has more experience.
In such a confrontation, a stubborn struggle that can lead to any outcome should be expected. There is no need to remind how important the match against the “neutral” will be for the Ukrainians. Here I would risk betting more than 20.5 total games for 1.64.
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Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev He reacted to the interview with a Ukrainian woman at the press conference Alexandra Oleynikova For the L’Équipe publication in which he accused the Russians of supporting Putin:
– The Ukrainian tennis player said that, in his opinion, Russians should not be allowed to participate in international tennis tournaments. He also condemned players, including you, for participating in an exhibition match sponsored by a major Russian oil company with ties to the war in Ukraine. How will you react to this?
– In general, I respect everyone’s every opinion. I’m trying… It’s a little different on the field, isn’t it? However, I respect all opinions off the field. “This is his opinion and frankly I have nothing to say about it,” Medvedev said.
Oleinikova’s words were also commented on by Arina Sabalenko and Diana Schneider, whom Oleinikova also mentioned in her interview.
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18 years old “neutral” Mirra Andreeva He sent fans away after the match at the Australian Open 2026.
On January 21, Andreeva defeated Maria Sakkari in the 1/32 final with scores of 6:0 and 6:4. After the end of the fight, Mirra said “Fuck you all” to applauding fans. Naturally, this was inaudible, but you can literally read this sentence on your lips.
On the 23rd, Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse will play against Andreeva. The meeting will start around 12:00 Kyiv time.
VIDEO. “To hell with you all” Andreeva told fans after her match at the Australian Open
Did he say what I thought he said???? 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/qH9hxmE0VX
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