The number 2 in the World ranking spoke at the Miami Masters and referred to the tense conflict due to the war, asserting that within the tennis world, his peers treated him badly for being from Belarus.
Aryna Sabalenkanumber 2 in the ranking of WTAspoke after the crossed versions between Iga Swiatek and Victoria Azarenka for the invasion of Russia in Ukraine and left a very difficult reflection inside the locker room: “They hate me for no reason.”
The current number two in the world tennis ranking was consulted in the press conference about the possible tension within the locker room of WTA through the war conflict between Russia and Ukraine, where the tennis player from Belarus admitted: “It was hard to understand why so many people hate me for no reason. I didn’t do anything.”
The first versions were due to the Indian Wells tournament, Lesia TsurenkoUkrainian player, did not show his face Sabalenka for an alleged injury but then because his coach said he didn’t want to cross paths with someone involved in the war. Sabalenka explained this situation: “I’ve never faced so much hostility in the locker room, not from girls, but from their work teams. I haven’t done anything“.
“It was really difficult for me because I have never faced so much hate in the dressing room. There are many haters on Instagram when you lose games, but in the dressing room I have never faced that.”Sabalenka closed.
The tense cross between Swiatek and Azarenka
Iga Swiatek, currently number 1 in the world, expressed himself about the war between European countries and sentenced: “I feel that we should help Ukrainian tennis players more because we are only discussing about tennis players from Russia and Belarus. There is a lot of tension in the locker room because of the war”.
Victoria Azarenka, former number 1 and Belarusian-born tennis player, responded to Swiatek after his remarks and noted: “Personally, I did not see that tension. It is clear that there are some players with different feelings and attitudes. In general, I do not share Iga’s point of view. I will tell them to go and look at the comments about the things that happened before.”
Source: Tycsports
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