Recall – (15th WTA) in the 1/16 finals of the tournament she faced Jelena Rybakina (Kazakhstan, 20th WTA). The first set did not go well with the Belarusian woman who played under a neutral flag due to the sanctions against Russia and Belarus. In the eighth game it was broken, and a moment later the opponent won the game 6: 3. At the beginning of the second set at 2: 2, 40:40 and Wiktoria Azarenka’s service there was a strange incident. The Belarusian woman after a double service error (in the first game she had four, eight in total) was getting ready for the service, but failed to do it. .
Azarenka has removed her social media accounts
After this event, Victoria Azarenka decided to delete her social media accounts. There, two weeks ago, she published an entry in which she stood on the side of Ukraine and added that she was “destroyed” by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
– I am devastated by the actions that are taking place in recent days against Ukraine. It pains me how violence affects the lives of so many innocent people. From childhood, I have always seen Ukrainians and Belarusians, incl. as both nations supported each other – she wrote, inter alia Azarenka. The voice of the titled Belarusian woman was very important.
Azarenka is currently ranked 16th in the WTA ranking. It was ranked highest in 2012, when it took first place. He has two victories in the Grand Slam. She also won an Olympic gold medal in a mixed game in London in 2012. In the single she reached for bronze at that time.
Source: Sport
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