(Provided by Tennis World USA)
Dayana Yastremska severely attacked her young colleague Mirra Andreeva. In Lausanne, the Ukrainian shared the 250 WTA tournament with Russian. On the women’s circuit, it very often happens that Ukrainian and Russian tennis players face off: from minor tournaments to Grand Slams.No final handshake, this is the decision of the tennis players of Ukrainian nationality.
However, in the Swiss city, this border has been crossed. In Lausanne, the Ukrainian Yastremaska accused the young Russian Andreeva.She did it by posting a story on Instagram where she explained what she accused her of, and, above all, of the request made to the WTA in this regard.She wrote: “I want to post something about the recent situation in Switzerland which I found unacceptable.
The tennis instances remain indifferent to the atrocities committed in Ukraine.Recently, I called for sanctions to be taken against Mira Andreeva, who liked social media posts showing atrocities in Ukraine, and the WTA simply replied that it would not intervene.
I am sad, but I remain focused on my fight for my country, for my family and friends in Ukraine. I want to give special thanks to Switzerland and the…
