Played for Russia Varvara Gracheva declared on the official website of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) under the flag of France.
In early June, media reported that Gracheva, 22, had received a document confirming his French nationality. In the athlete’s profile, the French flag is indicated. In the new WTA ranking, the tennis player takes 43rd place.
The native Russian has been training in Cannes since 2016 and has lived in France for seven years. Gracheva has won seven titles at International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournaments.
On Monday, Gracheva in the first round of the tournament in Bad Homburg (Germany) will play with the representative of Romania, Jacqueline Christian. It will be his debut under the flag of another country.
Source : MatchTV
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