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Ukrainian tennis player won’t play Russian unless tours act

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Top seed Elina Svitolina, a 27-year-old tennis pro from Ukraine, said she would withdraw from the Monterrey Open rather than play her Russian opponent at the Mexico Championship unless the tennis federation follows suit. The leadership of the IOC and through Russia and Belarus are only known as “neutral athletes”.

Svitolina tweeted on Monday that she does not want to play in the first-round match with Anastasia Potapova “or any other match with a Russian or Belarusian tennis player until the ‘WTA Women’s Tour’” The tournament, the ATP Men’s Tour and the International Tennis Federation ‘follow the advice of the International Olympic Committee’ and prohibit competitors from these countries from using national symbols, colours, flags or national anthems.

“They have no responsibility for invading our homeland.” Svitolina, a two-time Grand Slam semifinalist and 16 career tour singles champion, dropped to No. 3 and is currently No. 15.

Another tennis player from Ukraine, Lesia Tsurenko, 32, tweeted that she and others “wanted to express our great surprise and dissatisfaction with the lack of response to the situation in our home country.”

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Tsurenko, a quarter-finalist at the 2018 U.S. Open who dropped to 23rd this week to 127th, called on the WTA to immediately condemn the Russian government.

The ITF said it had canceled events in Russia “indefinitely” and had no plans to host events in Belarus this year. It also postponed an event in Ukraine that had been scheduled for April, citing “increasing security concerns.”

“This is a rapidly evolving situation. We are constantly monitoring the incident and maintaining active discussions with the ITF tennis family, the ITF Executive Committee and security experts to decide and coordinate our next steps. We stand with the people of Ukraine,” The ITF said in a statement released Monday.

“At this time, our priority remains the safety of everyone attending our events. We will of course provide more information as soon as possible.” The WTA and ATP did not immediately respond to inquiries from The Associated Press.

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Gambhir acknowledges that his “sole regret in seven years of captaincy” is Suryakumar Yadav: “KKR failed to recognise his potential.”

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Gambhir acknowledges that his “sole regret in seven years of captaincy” is Suryakumar Yadav: “KKR failed to recognise his potential.”

Throughout his incredible career with the Mumbai Indians since 2018, Suryakumar Yadav has become a household name. He has established himself as a vital member of the batting lineup and is seen as the team’s future leader. He was able to establish himself in the Indian white-ball team and get to the top of the IC batting rankings in the format because to his valiant efforts at MI. But before he was let away, Suryakumar was a member of the Kolkata Knight Riders lineup from 2014 to 2017. When former captain Gautam Gambhir reflects on the two IPL titles won by KKR during that time, he named the star player from India his greatest regret.

KKR featured Suryakumar Yadav from 2014 to 2017.

In 2012, Suryakumar began his IPL career with the Mumbai Indians, appearing in just one match before being cut loose the following year. He was signed by KKR in 2014, and he won the championship in his first campaign there. The right-handed batter scored 608 runs in 54 games during his four-year tenure with the team, although the majority of those runs were scored as a lower middle order hitter.

In an interview with Sportskeeda on Monday, Gambhir said that his biggest regret as KKR captain is that he failed to recognise Suryakumar’s ability or his ideal batting position in the lineup.

Finding and showcasing the greatest potential is the responsibility of a leader. If there’s one thing I regret from my seven years as captain, it’s that neither I nor the squad were able to fully utilise Suryakumar Yadav. And combinations were the key to the cause. At No. 3, you may only play one person. As a leader, you also need to consider the other ten players in the starting lineup. Although he was just as excellent at No. 7, he would have been far more effective at No. 3, he said.

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Gambhir went on to praise Suruyakumar for being a team player, citing the reason behind his appointment as the team’s vice-captain in 2015.

He was a team player as well. A good player may be anyone, but becoming a team player takes skill. Playing him at No. 6 or 7 or benching him, he was constantly grinning and eager to contribute to the squad. He went on, “That’s why we named him vice captain.”

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