#ukraineinvasion

Sabalenka complains of WTA hate over invasion of Ukraine
- By Bill Scott
- . March 23, 2023
WTA No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka has complained of hate directed at her as a Belarussian player over her country’s alliance with Russia as the invasion

Sabalenka admits to locker room war tensions
- By Bill Scott
- . March 18, 2023
Belarus-born Aryna Sabalenka admitted that tensions in WTA tournament locker rooms are running hot over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. With Wimbledon and the Olympics

Sgt Stacko slams any Russian UK tennis entries
- By Bill Scott
- . February 19, 2023
Former Ukrainian ATP player and current army soldier Sergiy Stakhovsky has never been shy about slamming Putin’s Russia as the invasion of his country nears the

Svitolina pleads with Wimbledon: Keep the ban on Russia, Belarus players
- By Bill Scott
- . February 4, 2023
Ukrainian Elina Svitolina has pleaded with Wimbledon to extend last summer’s ban on the entry of Russian and Belarus players as the invasion of Ukraine

My dad’s a victim of circumstance: Djokovic
- By Bill Scott
- . January 28, 2023
Novak Djokovic has defended father Srjdan’s Australian Open Russian flag picture scandal, with the 10-time finalist saying his dad was done in by circumstance. The

Police probe Russian “Z” display by Djokovic fans
- By Bill Scott
- . January 26, 2023
Police have questioned a group of Novak Djokovic’s Serb fans after an illegal display of support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the Australian Open. One member of

Rublev realises he’ll likely be banned from Wimbledon
- By Bill Scott
- . December 17, 2022
Andrey Rublev is already facing the reality of a likely ban from Wimbledon fro a second straight edition due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

ATP nod to invasion with British tennis penalty fine
- By Bill Scott
- . December 7, 2022
Tennis bosses are coming under fire after announcing that British tennis will be fined USD 1 million for banning Russian and Belarus players from last

Kyrgios year-end chances take a hit with Tokyo pullout
- By Bill Scott
- . October 7, 2022
Chances for NIck Kyrgios to make a late qualification for next month’s ATP Finals took a hit on Friday as the Australian withdrew injured from

Iga insistent: Ukraine-Russia relations now a player sore point
- By Bill Scott
- . September 1, 2022
Poland’s Iga Swiatek – like her countrymen – has long been a public supporter of Ukraine during the current Russian invasion. And the WTA No.