After the start of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, demands began to be made for the withdrawal of Russian and Belarusian tennis players. Sobolenko herself was repeatedly asked about politics.
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“I am from Belarus. So yes, I feel really bad about what is happening. If I could influence something, I would have already stopped what was happening.
Everyone started saying, “We have to take out the Russians and the Belarusians.” After that, I had the impression that they looked at me askance. I started to feel that I was hated because of my country,” Sobolenko told a news conference.
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