The information is reported by theAFP : the Association of Professional Tennis Players (WTA) will soon meet with Ukrainian players to discuss their concerns related to the war in their country, and especially the tensions with their Russian and Belarusian opponents on the circuit. The meeting in question was not spontaneous, it was decided after a formal request from several Ukrainian players. At the top of the list is Marta Kostyuk. “ We wanted a meeting with the WTA board, but we didn't get it, she explained last week in Miami, after her defeat in the 2nd round against the Russian Anastasia Potapova at the end of a match concluded without the traditional handshake between the two players. No response, nothing, just silence. » Anastasia Potapova (photo above) had received a warning from the WTA the previous week for appearing on court during the Indian Wells tournament, dressed in a jersey of the Spartak Moscow football club , an attitude seen as a sign of support for his country in the current conflict. At the start of last week, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, world No. 2, said she felt “ hate " in the locker room, notably evoking a clash with a Ukrainian coach. The date of the meeting between the WTA and the Ukrainian players has not yet been decided, but it is announced by the WTA as a certainty.
