Earlier, tennis players Andrei Rublev, Karen Khachanov, Daria Kasatkina and Lyudmila Samsonova refused to participate in the competition.
The Russian Tennis Federation (RFF)’s bid for the upcoming Olympics also included Aslan Karatsev and Veronika Kudermetova, who have not yet received an invitation from the IOC.
At the last Olympic Games in Tokyo, Russian tennis players won the most medals – 3. Karane Khachanov won silver, the pair Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova/Andrey Rublev won gold, and the pair Elena Vesnina/Aslan Karatsev won silver.
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Source: Sport

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