Due to political sanctions, athletes from these countries play in neutral status. Flags have been removed from the Tournament Bracket section. However, in the print, RUS is indicated opposite the names of Russians, and BLR is indicated opposite Belarusians. Thus, our tennis players do not stand out from the rest.
Earlier, Russia’s opponents called on Australian Open organizers to bar Russian and Belarusian players from entering, as was done at Wimbledon in 2022. However, the organizers, fearing sanctions from tennis authorities, have limited themselves to a neutral status.
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