Aryna Sabalenka is hated by some colleagues and not only, but they are bloody wrong. We fully condemn Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine, we condemn war in all its forms. But it is not the fault of the Russian and Belarusian tennis players that Vladimir Putin has decided to attack the Ukraine.
What Russia has done is monstrous, but athletes like Aryna don’t have to pay for faults that aren’t theirs. A rather heavy outburst on the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which is also influencing her relationship with the entire WTA circuit and her colleagues.
Sabalenka returned to talk about the war in a press conference at the Internationals of Italy in Rome during Media Day. The words expressed will certainly cause discussion: “Those who hated us before, if only for the country we come from, still hate us.
This has not changed and I don’t think it will change due to the current situation. I am happy that we are allowed to play, that the WTA is doing everything possible to handle this matter to the best of their ability. I stopped thinking about it and began to focus on myself, I understand that I did no harm to Ukraine, it’s not my fault, it’s not the fault of Russian and Belarusian athletes.
People expect something from us but we can’t do anything, that’s the sad…
