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Michelle Kaufman

Michelle Kaufman: Russian top seed Medvedev, Belarusian Sabalenka deserve warm welcome at Miami Open

The Miami Open is underway at Hard Rock Stadium and both top seeds are prohibited from representing their flag or country. Men’s top seed Daniil Medvedev is from Russia and women’s top seed Aryna Sabalenka is from Belarus.

Medvedev is the No. 2 ranked male tennis player in the world and Sabelenka is the fifth-ranked female. They are among 11 Russian/Belarusian players who earned spots in the main draw and a handful of others were competing in qualifying rounds Tuesday.

Should they still be playing while Russia is invading and waging war on Ukraine?

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