The paradox is precisely this, the Ukrainian tennis player against the exclusion of Russian and Belarusian tennis players from the most important tournaments. From Wimbledon to the most importan events: there are many Ukrainian athletes who have welcomed the exclusion of Russian and Belarusian tennis players.
Aleksandr Dolgopolov and Sergiy Stakhovsky, former players committed to the front to defend their country, have expressed their will on several occasions. Both would prefer the ATP and WTA to be even stricter. Elina Svitolina has turned directly to the International Olympic Committee to prevent Russians and Belarusians from participating, even under a neutral flag, in the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Just thinking about the constant complaints and the point of view of the majority of Ukrainian tennis players, Oleg Prihodko’s thought is different. Born in Pavlograd, the city that hosts the well-known Chemical Factory where the USSR assembled nuclear missiles and targeted by Russia, Prihodko played three tournaments in 2022 in doubles with the Russian Yan Bondarevskiy: two ITF events and a Challenger in Vicenza.
Oleg Prihodko, the Ukrainian player against the Russians ban
Prihodko, number 123 in doubles, is a long way from the vision of his former and current…
