Ukrainian tennis player focused on the game and defeated the Russian
Ukrainian tennis player Katerina Beindl said that she tried to ignore the provocation with the Russian flag in the stands during the fight against the Russian woman Camilla Rakhimovawhich acted in a neutral status.
“I was very surprised. A very strange story. I don’t know if these guys were Russians or not, because I didn’t hear their conversations. They didn’t look very much like Russians to me visually, it seemed that only one of them, who was in a “Russian” T-shirt, and the others were foreigners.”
“In general, I tried to abstract from them as much as possible. I saw that they hung out the Russian flag. I heard that they supported Rakhimova. I didn’t hear any phrases about Russia. But they clearly wanted to show something. In general, I tried not to listen to them, not even look in that corner.
“I just tried to ignore this provocation, not to enter into a conflict, because for me the priority was to win over my opponent in the game. Of course, emotions arise not only from the match, but also from the situation itself. Therefore, I did everything to stay in the “cocoon”, so as not to wind up.
Recall that Ukrainian Ambassador to Australia Vasily Miroshnichenko condemned the public demonstration of the Russian flag at the tournament. The ambassador urged the organizers of the Australian Open 2023 to adhere to their “neutral flag” policy.
Beindl defeated Rakhimova in the opening match of the 2023 Australian Open in three sets. For the first time in her career, the Ukrainian reached the second round at the Australian Open.
Source: Sportarena
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