The Ukranian ambassador to Australia and New Zealand has called for action after a Russian flag was displayed at Melbourne Park today. Russian and Belarussian players were banned from Wimbledon after the invasion of Ukraine but can play in Australia under a neutral flag.
Ukraine’s Kateryna Baindl beat Russian Kamilla Rakhimova 7-5 6-7 6-1 at the Australian Open on Monday.
But Vasyl Myroshnychenko posted a picture of the Russian flag on social media and said: “I strongly condemn the public display of the Russian flag during the game of the Ukrainian tennis player Kateryna Baindl at the Australian Open today. I call on Tennis Australia to immediately enforce its “neutral flag” policy.”
Former Ukrainian pro Sergiy Stakhovsky – who retired at last year’s Australian Open – also reposted two photos of the flag on his Twitter account and simply wrote: “…….”
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