Athletistic/Tennis. Russian tennis player Natela Dzalamidze explained the change of Russian sports citizenship to Georgian.
“Russian athletes are banned almost everywhere, and I thought, why waste the opportunity to compete? Now I’m 29, how much longer am I going to play tennis? I made this decision so that “In the future I have the opportunity to participate in the Olympic Games and play for the national team” – said Dzalamidze. The tennis player added that she didn’t have to apply for a new passport because. she had a Georgian passport for a long time.
Natela Dzalamidze competes in doubles and mixed doubles at Wimbledon. On June 30, Dzalamidze, paired with Serbian tennis player Alexandra Krunic, defeated Anna-Lena Friedsam of Germany and Ann Lee of the United States with a score of 6:3, 7:5 and qualified for the second round of the competition.
On July 1, Natela will team up with Spanish tennis player David Vega Fernandez against Indian tennis player Sani Mirza and Croatian Mate Pavic in the first round of the mixed doubles tournament at Wimbledon. The meeting will start at 4:00 p.m. Moscow time.
Source: Sport
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