The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) will not sanction players who participate in the Northern Palmyra Trophy tournament in Russia.
The international tennis tournament will take place in St. Petersburg from December 1 to 3. Players from the WTA and the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) will participate.
— This event is not affiliated with the WTA and the WTA does not support it. Players compete on the WTA Tour as independent contractors and have the opportunity to participate in off-season tournaments without penalty during the offseason at their discretion, the WTA said in a statement cited by Reuters.
The first Northern Palmyra Trophies tournament took place last year. This year, the competition will take place in a new format: two teams will compete on the court, each composed of three ATP players, three WTA players and playing captains.
The Lions team will include Svetlana Kuznetsova (captain), Karen Khachanov, Alexander Shevchenko, Anastasia Potapova (all from Russia), Janko Tipsarevich (captain), Laszlo Djere (both from Serbia), Victoria Tomova (Bulgaria), Jasmine Paolini ( Italy). ).
Nikolai Davydenko (captain), Anastasia Myskina (captain), Diana Schneider, Veronika Kudermetova (all from Russia), Adrian Mannarino (France), Dusan Lajovic (Serbia), Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan), Roberto Bautista will play for the Sphinx team Agut (Spain).
Since February 2022, most international federations have suspended Russians from tournaments under their auspices. Russian tennis players participate in ATP and WTA competitions in neutral status.
Reuters
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