Azarenka, Victoria – Page 2

Daniil Medvedev Loses a Match and No. 1 Ranking, but Faces Bigger Concerns

By Christopher Clarey March 15, 2022Assn of Tennis Professionals, Azarenka, Victoria, BNP Paribas Open (Tennis), Kostyuk, Marta, Medvedev, Daniil (1996- ), Monfils, Gael, Navratilova, Martina, Putin, Vladimir V, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), Svitolina, Elina, Tennis

At Indian Wells, the Russian fell in the third round to Gael Monfils of France, as Medvedev faced criticism that Russian players should not be competing because of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

At Indian Wells, Ukrainian Tennis Stars Take Their Fight to the Court

By Christopher Clarey March 11, 2022Azarenka, Victoria, BNP Paribas Open (Tennis), Dayana Yastremska, Kostyuk, Marta, Maryna Zanevska, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), Sabalenka, Aryna, Svitolina, Elina, Tennis, Women's Tennis Assn

Playing through fear of the war, Marta Kostyuk said that she must show “what it’s like having a Ukrainian heart” and that it “hurts” to see Russian players at the tournament.

Tennis Suspends Russia and Belarus but Will Allow Their Players to Compete

By Matthew Futterman March 1, 2022Azarenka, Victoria, Belarus, Medvedev, Daniil (1996- ), Rublev, Andrey (1997- ), Russia, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), Sabalenka, Aryna, Svitolina, Elina, Tennis, Ukraine

The move will allow stars like Daniil Medvedev of Russia and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to participate in tournaments but as neutral players with no national identification.

Tennis Suspends Russia and Belarus but Will Allow Their Players to Compete

The move will allow stars like Daniil Medvedev of Russia and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to participate in tournaments but as neutral players with no national identification.