The All England Club, organisers of the Wimbledon Championships, announced on Monday that they have no plans to release a statement following the controversial exit of Belarusian tennis player Victoria Azarenka. Azarenka was booed off the court by sections of the crowd after her defeat to Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina on Sunday.
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In a thrilling three-set match on Court One, Svitolina emerged victorious, setting up a quarter-final clash with world number one Iga Swiatek. However, the match was overshadowed by political tensions, as Svitolina, in line with her previous actions, declined to shake hands with Azarenka in protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Belarus, a key military ally of Moscow, has also become embroiled in the ongoing conflict.
