Tennis
Arina SOBOLENKO: “I don’t want to talk about politics. I made all the explanations”
second racket in the world Arina Sobolenko After losing to Karolina Muchova (6:7, 7:6, 5:7) in the semi-finals of the 2023 French Open tennis championship from Belarus, she held a press conference:
– You said a few weeks ago that you do not yet have a visa to enter the UK. Just wondering, do you currently have a visa? You can come?
Yes, I have a visa now. I can be happy. I’m going to Wimbledon and that’s great news.
– I want to ask you a difficult question: if I understood correctly the other day, you said that you currently do not support the president of your country. do you feel good Do you feel safe with this application? What are you thinking?
I don’t want to talk about politics today. I have made all my statements. Do you have it. Let’s just talk about tennis. Please keep me away from politics.
Earlier, Sobolenko said that he no longer supports the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko.
Source: Sport UA
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