Tennis player Rakhimova, after the appearance of the Russian flag at the match, said that she was not connected with politics
Russian tennis player Kamilla Rakhimova on Instagram (social network banned in Russia; owned by Meta, which is recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation) made a statement about the appearance of the tricolor in the first round match of the Australian Open with her participation.
“During the match, some spectators were with flags. They were not in my box, and my game has nothing to do with politics, ”the athlete emphasized. She added that she came to the tournament for the sake of competition, and not for political statements. Rakhimova apologized for the harm caused by false information.
During the match of the first round of the Australian Open between Rakhimova and Ukrainian Katerina Beindl, which took place on January 16, fans in the stands hung the Russian flag. This caused discontent among Ukrainian fans. Rakhimova lost to her opponent with a score of 5:7, 7:6 (10:8), 1:6.
After that, the Australian Tennis Federation banned fans from bringing Russian and Belarusian flags to the stands due to complaints from Ukrainian spectators. The organizers recalled that initially fans from Russia and Belarus could bring flags, but they were forbidden to wave them so as not to interfere with other fans.
Source: Lenta
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