NEW YORK (AP) — Top-seeded Elina Svitolina, a 27-year-old professional tennis player from Ukraine, says she will withdraw from the Monterrey Open rather than face a Russian opponent at the Mexican tournament unless tennis's governing bodies follow the International Olympic Committee's lead and insist that players from Russia and Belarus are only identified as “neutral athletes.”
Elina Svitolina won't play Russian unless tours act
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Seeded No. 1 at the Monterrey Open, Svitolina won't face a Russian opponent unless tennis’s governing bodies follow the IOC's lead and insis players from Russia and Belarus indentify as “neutral athletes.”
Published Feb 28, 2022