A first ever Grand Slam final featuring two players from Belarus remains a possibility while a Russian also remains in contention at the Australian Open -- a scenario that will not have gone unnoticed by the organisers of Wimbledon.
Former world number one Victoria Azarenka will continue her quest for a third Australian Open crown when she faces Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina, who was born in Moscow, in the semi-finals on Thursday before Aryna Sabalenka takes on Poland's Magda Linette.
Wimbledon, and the other British tournaments, had their ranking points taken away and Britain's Lawn Tennis Association was slapped with huge fines from the women's WTA and men's ATP as a result of its ban. "We're all waiting. Hopefully we'll be able to play. I wish, I would like, and I would love to play. Of course, Wimbledon is one of the best tournaments in our sport."
While on Wednesday, organisers Tennis Australia said four supporters with "inappropriate flags and symbols" are being questioned by Victoria Police following the quarter-final between Rublev and Djokovic.Tennis Australia did not provide details, but a video emerged on social media showing a fan on the steps of Rod Laver Arena holding up a Russian flag with the image of Putin on it.
"Obviously this is an horrific situation which is going on in the war and people deal with it in different ways," McEnroe told Reuters in a video conference arranged by Eurosport.
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