NEW YORK (AP) — Top-seeded Elina Svitolina, a 27-year-old professional tennis player from Ukraine, says she will withdraw from the Monterrey Open rather than face a Russian opponent at the Mexican tournament unless tennis's governing bodies follow the International Olympic Committee's lead and insist that players from Russia and Belarus are only identified as “neutral athletes.”
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Seeded No. 1 at the Monterrey Open, Svitolina won't face a Russian opponent unless tennis’s governing bodies follow the IOC's lead and insis players from Russia and Belarus indentify as “neutral athletes.”
Published Feb 28, 2022

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