Tennis
We jumped. Poland should be kicked out of world sport now
The Poles systematically spit on the IOC and lynch our athletes. It’s time for retaliatory sanctions.
In world sports, starting this spring, a new stage has begun – Russian athletes have a real chance to compete in international tournaments.
Of course, this process is difficult, but positive changes are evident. However, there was a country that decided to give a damn about all the rules and recommendations and arranges lynching, violating human rights.
It seems that Poland has already earned itself a full-fledged ban.
Just Punishment
At the end of March, the head of the IOC, Thomas Bach, recommended that Russian athletes be allowed to the Olympics in Paris. Although the conditions for this are practically impossible for most of our athletes, it is still foolish to deny the rhetoric that has changed for the better.
Federations are gradually starting to work with these assumptions from the IOC Executive Committee. Moreover, in some cases, the reaction of organizations is extremely revealing. So, a couple of days ago, Poland was deprived of the right to host the World Youth Wrestling Championship among athletes under 20 years old. The reason is the refusal of the host country to issue visas to Russians and Belarusians. And what seemed a fantasy a year ago is now a reality. Amman (Jordan) gets the tournament, and the Poles are left with a nose and … with their discrimination based on nationality.
Similarly, the International Greco-Roman, Freestyle and Women’s Wrestling Federation punished Finland. Our neighbors at the end of October were also supposed to host the World Youth Championship, but for an older group – up to 23 years old. Now they won’t accept it.
Significant, albeit still local precedents.
Unprecedented outrage
However, for the Polish side, these bells seem to mean nothing. A few days later they refuse entry to Vera Zvonareva, although our tennis player had a valid visa. In the current tense situation, any case of such a refusal would be an occasion for conversation. But what were they thinking about in Poland when they “marinated” the former second racket of the world and the bronze medalist of the 2008 Olympics at the airport?
Hoping no one would notice? Hardly. Rather, they wanted to be noticed and deliberately provoked by both the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the WTA leadership. Impunity goes hand in hand with permissiveness. And the wording of the border guards sounds like a mockery – “for reasons of state security.” Yes, perhaps, Zvonareva, armed with a racket, could single-handedly destabilize the situation in Warsaw. Some nonsense!
Obviously, such arbitrariness cannot be put on hold. Although the management of the women’s tour has not yet assessed the actions of the Poles:
— The WTA is aware of the situation with Vera Zvonareva in Warsaw. The safety and well-being of all players is a top priority for the WTA. Vera left Poland, and we will study this issue in the future, the organization said in a statement.
But, given last year’s experience with Wimbledon, when the most prestigious grass tournament was fined and deprived of ranking points, it’s hard to believe that now the Polish situation will be hushed up.
Remove all tournaments
Strictly speaking, the reaction of world sports should be more severe than hypothetical penalties or deprivation of a rating:
– International federations need to think about depriving Poland of the opportunity to host international competitions. Because it is not safe there and there is no sport here, only politics,” Svetlana Zhurova reasonably noted.
Such harsh decisions by Poland regarding both wrestlers and tennis players look short-sighted, first of all, in relation to their own athletes and residents. Well, does it benefit the sport when an international tournament is taken away from your country? With wrestling already burned, tennis is next in line …
But with such dynamics, things should come to more serious restrictions. Why on earth can one state dictate its terms to the entire sports world, the leadership of the federations and, ultimately, the IOC? The integrity of the sport was the main argument in the mouth of Thomas Bach when our athletes were deprived of the right to compete in the championships. But isn’t Poland now encroaching on this very integrity with its discrimination?
As long as the Poles commit arbitrariness, they have no place in world sport. It’s time to make a counter move and keep the sequence.
Source: Sportbox
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Tennis
Alexandra Oleynikova – Madison Keys. Prediction and announcement for the Australian Open match
They will meet in the first round of the Australian Open on January 20. Alexandra Oleynikova (WTA 90) and Madison Keys (WTA 9).
The start of the event is scheduled for 02:30 Kyiv time.
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Alexandra Oleynikova
The upcoming match is extremely important for the career of the Ukrainian football player; It will make its debut in the main draw of the Grand Slam tournaments. This success was due to a strong season in which the Ukrainian won three WTA 125 and four ITF tournaments. It is worth noting that all successes were on the field.
Oleynikova is the current winner of the tournament and will start against an overall strong opponent. The Ukrainian did not play in any other tournaments before making his debut at the Australian Open, so his current form is difficult to determine.
Madison Keys
The American athlete needs no introduction; He is ranked in the top 10 and is also the current winner of the Australian Open. Last season, Keys managed to win the first major title of his career and before that he won the title in Adelaide. Then there were still good performances, but such successes were not achieved.
Madison started this season with a tournament in Brisbane, where he beat compatriot Kessler 6:4, 6:3 and then neutral Schneider 6:7, 7:6, 7:6. In the quarter-finals, the American lost to the world’s first racket, Aryna Sabalenka, 3:6, 3:6. There was also a tournament in Adelaide where she failed to defend the title, Keys beating Czech Valentova 6:4, 6:1 and then losing to future finalist Victoria Mboko 4:6, 6:4, 2:6.
To guess
Of course, the tennis players have never met before and Keys is seen as the big favorite in the upcoming match. Judging by the bookmakers’ odds, it all comes down to the question of how much the Ukrainian will lose.
Oleynikova will have to play against a real monster of modern tennis, it is important not to get psychologically exhausted. Although everyone expects a crushing victory for the American, I bet on Alexandra’s success with a match handicap of +7.5 to 1.75, it will be difficult to fight for victory, but it is realistic to impose the fight.
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02:30
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January 20 Ukrainian tennis player Angelina Kalinina (WTA 179) will begin competing in the 2026 Australian Open main draws.
The Ukrainian player will play against the Chinese representative in the first round Wang Xinyu (WTA46). The match will start with the second start on Court No. 7 after Lumsden / Tang Qianhui – Sarah Errani / Jasmine Paolini. The estimated start time of the match is 03:30 Kyiv time.
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This will be the first head-to-head meeting between the rivals.
The winner of the match will face Rebekka Shramkova or Alena Ostapenko in the second round.
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They will face each other in the first round of the Australian Open on January 20 Angelina Kalinina (WTA 178) – Wang Xinyu (WTA 43).
The match is scheduled to start at 03.30 Kyiv time.
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Angelina Kalinina
The Ukrainian athlete was out of the top 100 last season and will be out of action for six months. In December, Kalinina managed to take the cup in Limoges – there was a good squad at the WTA 125 tournament.
The athlete tried to play in Adelaide, but immediately lost to Hungarian Bondar in qualifying with scores of 4:6, 6:7. The first big game of the season also had to start with the qualifying matches; Here they managed to beat Garland from Taiwan 7:5, 6:2, Koevermans from the Netherlands 7:6, 6:0 and in the final they beat Chwalinska from Poland 5:7, 6:2, 6:1.
A good game in qualifying clearly boosted Kalinina’s confidence; The Ukrainian athlete reached the third round at the Australian Open the most, and he should try to break his personal record.
Wang Xinyu
The Chinese athlete must be familiar to Ukrainian tennis fans because it was Wang who recently played in the final of the tournament in Auckland, where she lost to Elina Svitolina 3:6, 6:7. Although he could not win the title, the tennis player can definitely be satisfied with his performance, because he beat rivals such as American McNally – 2:6, 6:3, 7:5, Mexican Sarazua – 7:5, 6:4, British Jones – 6:4, 4:3, and Francesca withdrew. In the semi-final, a tough victory was achieved against Eala from the Philippines, 5:7, 7:5, 6:4.
There was also a tournament in Hobart, where the Chinese woman started with a 6:2, 6:3 victory over Australian Gibson, followed by a 1:6, 5:7 defeat by Poland’s Linette. Wang never got past the second round at the Australian majors.
To guess
Statistics show that the athletes have never played each other, and on paper the Chinese woman is a slight favourite. There is a meeting of two powerful middle peasants, so we can expect an approximately equal struggle.
It is important for tennis players to play to their strengths. I think such a match could be extended, so I predict the total over 20.5 matches will be 1.74.
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03:30
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