![]() ![]() “At the same time, he noted that if this had happened to him and he had been in my place, he would have felt terrible.” “He told me that he himself does not support the war, but if the players from Russia and Belarus (do), then this is only their own opinion, and the opinion of other people should not upset me. “I was absolutely shocked by what I heard. “Officially it will be written ‘personal reasons’, but in fact it is breathing problems and, one might say, hysteria,” said Tsurenko. The Ukrainian qualifier later told Big Tennis website those personal reasons were a panic attack brought on by a conversation the 33-year-old had days earlier with WTA chief executive Steve Simon about tennis’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.īelarus has been used as a staging ground for what Russia has called a special operation in the Ukraine. Shortly before her match on Monday organisers announced that Tsurenko had withdrawn for personal reasons. (Reuters) – Caroline Garcia moved into the fourth round at Indian Wells with a clinical 6-4 6-7 (5) 6-1 win over Leylah Fernandez on Monday while Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko withdrew from her match after a talk with the WTA boss that she says triggered a panic attack.Įven though the match required three sets and nearly two-and-a-half hours to determine a winner the fifth seeded Garcia was rarely under pressure from her Canadian opponent who managed just two break chances and could not convert either.īelarusian second seed Aryna Sabalenka moved into the round of 16 when Tsurenko withdrew as the Ukraine conflict became a point of tension in the tournament.
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