Russian sports website MetaRatings quoted Tarpischev blasting the 27-year-old: “There is no need to pay attention [to what Svitolina says], this is not only my opinion, but also what lawyers think. Because of any statement, we [Russian players] can be excluded from
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Elina Svitolina has threatened to withdraw from this week’s Monterrey Open and refuse to play against any Russian or Belarusian players until tennis bosses agree to ban their flags and anthems from tournaments. Svitolina called upon the ATP, WTA and ITF to