Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kosytuk said Ukrainians used to be close with Russians and Belarusians on the tour and they were left shocked after getting completely ignored by Russian and Belarusian colleagues in Indian Wells. On February 24, Russia launched their attacks on Ukraine. Per Kostyuk, Ukrainian tennis players didn’t want to publicly speak out against Russian and Belarusian players because they felt they were their friends. Once seeing their reaction in Indian Wells, Ukrainian tennis players realized Russian and Belarusians “were not their friends anymore.” “We had a lot of friends among Russian tennis players. We spent time together on the t …

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