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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Svitolina Criticizes ‘Useless’ WTA amid Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Elina Svitolina, of Ukraine, reacts after a shot against Yulia Putintseva, of Kazakhstan, during action at the Charleston Open tennis tournament in Charleston, S.C., Monday, April 3, 2023. (AP)

Ukrainian players do not get enough support from women's tennis governing body WTA amid Russia's invasion of their country, Elina Svitolina said on Tuesday.

Svitolina, back on the tour at the Charleston Open after a maternity break, spoke to support fellow Ukrainian player Lesia Tsurenko, who said she withdrew from the Indian Wells tournament because of a panic attack brought on by a conversation the 33-year-old had days earlier with WTA chief executive Steve Simon about tennis's response to the Russian invasion.

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