
Russian tennis players can brush up on their French: their presence at the Paris 2024 Games is now possible. The international federation (ITF) announced it in a press release, relayed by the agency TASS : in accordance with the decisions taken last year by the IOC and the IPC, Russian and Belarusian players will be able to participate in the Olympic and Paralympic tournaments under conditions of neutrality. “ They must meet the selection and eligibility conditions defined in the ITF regulations., confirms the instance. In the latest ATP rankings, two Russian players, Daniil Medvedev (4th) and Andrey Rublev (5th), are in the top 10. Among women, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka currently ranks 2nd in the world. The best Russian, Daria Kasatkina, is ranked 12th. At the Tokyo 2020 Games, the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team won three medals in tennis (pictured above), including gold and silver in the mixed doubles.