The yes of Daniil Medvedevthe great refusal of Anna KalinskayaThe 28-year-old Muscovite, number 4 in the world, will be on the red clay of Paris at the next Olympic Games. In the list of Russian and Belarusian athletes invited by the IOC as neutral figure the strong tennis player who three years ago reached the quarter-finals of the tournament Tokyo 2021.
Instead, they declined the invitation Andrey Rublev e Karen Khachanov between men and Daria Kasatkina, Liudmila Samsonova and Kalinskaya, girlfriend of Jannik Sinneramong women, for the joy, we imagine, of Vladimir Putin. who will be able to note the weight absences as a small revenge for the anti-Russian boycott of the International Olympic Committee that began after the invasion of theUkraine.
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In addition to Medvedev, they agreed to participate as neutrals. Roman Safiullin, Pavel Kotov, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Diana Schneider e Mirra Andreeva. She has not yet spoken Anastasia Potapova as well as, in the Belarusian ranks, Aryna Sabalenka: the current world number 3, forced to give up Wimbledon due to a shoulder problem, had however made it clear in recent weeks that she did not want to go to Paris without his flag. Instead, there will be her compatriot and former WTA number 1 Vika Azarenka.
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Meanwhile to Wimbledon the love that has blossomed in front of the whole world between Sinner and the Muscovite Anna is increasingly gaining ground. A month ago, in the stands of the Roland Garros the 22-year-old Italian followed his girlfriend’s match hooded like a rapper, practically incognito. Today, however, between one match and another, Jannik and 25-year-old Anna can live their relationship in the light of day with walks in the alleys and couple photos granted to fans, waiting for those to publish on social media. A great leap forward.
