The world number one will not play in the Masters 1000 in Miami, however, he pointed out that tennis players in Ukraine should be helped and the Belarusian went to the crossroads.
Iga Swiatek and Victoria Azarenka they had a crossover in the microphones of Masters 1000 of Miami through Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: the Polish made sure of that there is tension inside the locker room and The Belarusian responded by pointing to the number 1.
The Polish world number 1, who will miss the Miami Masters due to a rib injury, jumped into the fray and said: “I feel that we should help Ukrainian tennis players more because we are only talking about tennis players from Russia and Belarus.”
It didn’t stop there and Swiatek upped the ante at the conference where he assured: “What has been done so far I think is not enough. There was a lot of tension in the locker room because of the war.“Conflict will come because the Russian Anastasia Potavapa enters in the locker room with a Spartak Moscow shirt and according to the Polish there is a negatively charged scenario.
AzarenkaBelarusian tennis player and former number 1, came out against Swiatek and said: “Personally, I didn’t see that tension. Obviously some players have different feelings and behaviors. In general, I was not like Iga’s vision. I would tell him to go and see the things that happened before he comments.”.
Finally, the Belarusian, which is part of Players Councilmade sure there was no tension in changing rooms and said: “As a member, I will be happy to introduce you and teach you all that has been done before. And I think that would be a more appropriate way to have that conversation. I’m sorry that these things have become more interesting issues in press conferences than the sport itself.”
Swiatek is out of the Miami Masters 1000
The world number 1 will not be able to defend the Miami tournament achieved last year due to a rib injury and ensured: “In Doha they allowed me to play, but a bad bout of bad coughing left me with a rib injury. We are trying to manage it and continue playing as long as it is safe for me. We are analyzing the data on last few days and my doctor prepared my diagnosis. Unfortunately, I still feel a lot of discomfort and I can’t fight.”
Source: Tycsports
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