The Russian invasion of Ukraine proves to be a humanitarian and economic disaster with consequences in many other respects. It happened at a tennis match in Cincinnati, where a woman carrying the Ukrainian flag was thrown from the stands, according to the journalist. Ben Rothenberg: “During the first set of the match between Anna Kalinskaya and Anastasia Potapova, One player complained to the WTA referee, Morgan Lara, about a woman sitting in the stands.. She had wrapped herself in it and watched the match in silence without being disturbed, but it did not please one of the Russian players. Both played a qualifying match for the Cincinnati Masters.
The headmistress spoke to the spectator and asked her to leave and the security officer seemed to make the spectator leave. Not wanting to be bothered and accompanied by a friend, she got up and left the match between the two Russian tennis players.
This spectator was named Lola.
live near #Sensei Tennessee Championships in Mason, Ohio, and she was sitting with the Ukrainian flag wrapped around her body. Lola also wore a vinok, a Ukrainian wreath crown.
Lola did not say anything, silently watching the match … pic.twitter.com/QREW5tSBRb
– Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) August 15, 2022
Then the flag-carrying woman was walking around the compound until a security officer told her she had to keep the flag, because, she asserted, it exceeded the size of the flags or banners allowed: 18×18 in accordance with the regulations firmly applied in this case, but not in others.
Since the spectator did not want to cause further trouble, she agreed to go to the parking lot where her car was and leave the flag, which according to the law of the place exceeded the permissible limit. Some spectators did not understand the role of tournament security in such an important issue as Ukraine. It was the US that took the lead in defending Ukrainian interests against Russian aggression, but tennis tournaments seem to have other guiding principles.
If Wimbledon does not allow Russian or Belarusian tennis players to participate, the US Open opens its hand: “The USTA will allow individual athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete in the 2022 US Open, but only under a neutral flag. Along with the other Grand Slams The USTA, which owns and operates the US Open, has previously condemned, and continues to condemn, the unjustified and unfair Russian invasion of Ukraine, the USTA, which owns and operates the US Open, has long condemned, in a statement, the unjustified and unjust Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Depending on our particular circumstances, the USTA will allow all eligible players, regardless of nationality, to compete in the 2022 US Open.”
However, it is not yet clear if Djokovic can participate as he has not been vaccinated.. The Serbian continues to defend his anti-vaccine stance and won’t give his arm a twist as several voices, including McEnroe, are asking, the last Grand Slam organizer of the year to open their hand and allow the Wimbledon champion to be in the US and maybe you can see eye to eye between him and Nadal. The Spaniard won the other two Grand Slam tournaments on the course, but it’s not clear how he got to that tournament physically.
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