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Why Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hangs over tennis like no other sport

Elina Svitolina is one Ukrainian player on the WTA Tour, where Ukrainians and Russians meet regularly. Sebastien Bozon / AFP via Getty Images It’s easy to think of tennis’ relationship with Russia’s ...
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The ATP's financial aid for Ukrainian athletes at the start of the war

Vitaliy Sachko stated that the ATP (the association of tennis players that manages the ATP tour) made a gesture in 2022 for Ukrainian players, but that in the long term, they had to manage on ...
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ATP, WTA Tours retaliate against Wimbledon for banning Russian, Belarusian athletes

Amid Wimbledon’s decision to ban players from Russia or Belarus from participating in this year’s tournament, both the ATP and WTA Tours announced Friday that they are stripping the tournament of ...

Daniil Medvedev hits out at ‘unfair’ Wimbledon ban on Russian and Belarusian players

The Russian world No. 2 has highlighted a big double standard after he was told he couldn’t compete at a tournament he loves.

Tearful Kostyuk speaks of missile attack in Ukraine after reaching 2nd round

Marta Kostyuk’s first-round win at the French Open became one of her toughest matches after she found out beforehand that a ...
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Andy Murray says focus must be on Ukraine war, not Wimbledon U-turn

The war in Ukraine and the plight of its tennis players must be at the forefront of discussions at Wimbledon, not the Grand Slam's decision to reverse its ban on Russian and Belarusian players, ...