Natela Dzalamidze is a native of Moscow and can now participate in the third Grand Slam of the year, to be held between June 27 and July 10 in Great Britain.
Changing nationality is a strategy that Russian and Belarusian athletes continue to use as a result of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine that sparked war in Europe. And tennis is no exception. In this case, Natela Dzalamidzenative of Moscow, appearing on the official WTA list as a Georgian to avoid exclusion at Wimbledon.
In this way, Dzalaminze will take part in the third Grand Slam of the year, that is It will be played between June 27 and July 10 in Great Britainwith his Serbian partner Alexandra Krunic.
“This is good news for Georgia, for its sport and for popularizing the entire country“, the vice president of the Georgian Tennis Federation told Efe, Alexandr Metrevelicommenting on the decision of 29-year-old tennis player ranked 43rd in the world rankings.
“It was a conscious decision. Dzalamidze has long held a Georgian passport. That is, he changed his flag, not his citizenship.“he insisted Metreveliwho stressed that the Georgian sportswoman was known and is now “will compete for his historic homeland“.
The most famous Georgian tennis player, Leila Meskibronze in doubles at Barcelona’92, stated that the step made by Dzalaminze this is “very important for georgia“.
“Georgia is known for men’s tennis thanks to Nikoloz Basilashvili. Today we have the opportunity for the Georgian flag to be present in the most prestigious women’s tennis tournaments“, he said meskhi.
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Serena Williams will play at Wimbledon at the age of 40
Serena Williams will return to Wimbledon after nearly a year of no tennis activity: the American tennis player received a all england club invitations and will play in the third Grand Slam of the season, the one already seven times won.
quiet has not competed for a year when was injured in a fight with Aliaksandra Sasnvich in the first round of Wimbledon where she slipped and gave up her right leg.. The winner of 23 Grand Slam titles is currently on WTA ranked 1208 for lack of competition.
A few days ago, Williams He posted a photo of his sneakers as a signal that he would return to court and wrote: “TK AT TK19. This is a date. 2022. See you there. let’s go“. After a few hours the Wimbledon Wild Card for the American tennis player.
Source: Tycsports
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