tennis player Varvara Gracheva said that no one from Russia had contacted her about obtaining French citizenship.
The French Tennis Federation previously told that Gracheva had applied for the country’s sporting citizenship. The Russian has been training in Cannes since 2016 and has lived in France for seven years.
– No one contacted me from Russia regarding the change of nationality. Neither before the announcement of this decision, nor after. I like the French culture, the lifestyle, the people. I want to stay here forever. I have friends here, I feel good in France.
I’m waiting for a French passport. I have already submitted the documents and I will be able to play for the national team in the Billie Jean King Cup, if of course they want to call me, – sport.pl quotes Gracheva.
Gracheva is ranked 41st in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings, her highest position of her career. She has won seven tournaments at International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournaments.
Source : MatchTV
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