{"id":451,"date":"2023-09-08T10:44:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T10:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/sports\/russias-daria-kasatkina-says-it-makes-a-lot-of-sense-for-ukrainian-tennis-players-to-receive-support-during-grass-court-season-cnn\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T10:44:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T10:44:57","slug":"russias-daria-kasatkina-says-it-makes-a-lot-of-sense-for-ukrainian-tennis-players-to-receive-support-during-grass-court-season-cnn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/sports\/russias-daria-kasatkina-says-it-makes-a-lot-of-sense-for-ukrainian-tennis-players-to-receive-support-during-grass-court-season-cnn\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia&#8217;s Daria Kasatkina says it &#8216;makes a lot of sense&#8217; for Ukrainian tennis players to receive support during grass-court season | CNN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_0CEA57CF-CF1F-EFF6-2C43-D6C998F31572@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/cnn.com\/2022\/07\/19\/world\/daria-kasatkina-russia-gay-cec\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daria Kasatkina<\/a>, Russia\u2019s top-ranked female tennis player, has praised the decision of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and Wimbledon to support Ukrainian tennis players during the grass-court tennis season.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_B6512BDA-35BF-A068-7F84-D6F47A3F6999@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      After <a href=\"https:\/\/cnn.com\/2023\/03\/31\/tennis\/wimbledon-russian-belarusian-players-2023-spt-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wimbledon announced<\/a> that Russian and Belarusian players would be able to compete at this year\u2019s tournament, organizers said they would <a href=\"https:\/\/cnn.com\/2023\/04\/25\/tennis\/wimbledon-tennis-ukraine-relief-spt-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cover the cost of two rooms<\/a> for all main draw and qualifying players from Ukraine for the entirety of the grass court season.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_EB3A8021-FA51-7210-14CD-D7023AF528D3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      Ukrainian players will also be given the chance to practice at courts in Wimbledon or nearby Surbiton between the end of their French Open campaigns and the start of qualifying week at Wimbledon.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_D966A3EE-FEE0-9A74-AF97-D728AF8B479D@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      \u201cMost of the players they cannot go back to their practice bases, they can\u2019t go home, so I think it makes a lot of sense to give them the opportunity to practice in London,\u201d Kasatkina told reporters, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/tennis\/65442994.amp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a>.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_A51753B0-363E-9643-EE3C-D701A4631906@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      \u201cThey cannot go back home, they have to be always on the road and they have to pay all the time for accommodation, so I think it makes a lot of sense.\u201d\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_E43EE1EF-9D16-736F-72DB-D70361AE7F6B@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      On Sunday, Kasatkina beat Ukraine\u2019s Lesia Tsurenko 6-4 6-2 to reach the fourth round at the Madrid Open, with Tsurenko opting not to shake Kasatkina\u2019s hand at the net after the match.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_651932BD-F659-1E4B-C1AC-D70F8E5D43E7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      A number of Ukrainian players have refused to shake the hands of Russian opponents on the tours since the war began and Kasatkina says she understands their decision.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_F1F40ED5-ECEC-2B52-E70F-D716C508AF11@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      \u201cWell, the saddest part is the war still going on,\u201d Kasatkina said. \u201cSo of course, players from Ukraine have got a lot of reasons to not shake our hands.\n  <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/image-b4a8bf862b11e343f418cf6e44daf6a0@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230501123929-01-daria-kasatkina-043023.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_540,w_960,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"270\" width=\"480\" media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230501123929-01-daria-kasatkina-043023.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_270,w_480,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_46FD4B6B-5C4B-63E4-1D5A-D729019D098B@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      \u201cI accept it and it is how it is. It\u2019s a very sad situation and I understand. I was actually happy that she waved me back. I\u2019m already happy with that.\u201d\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_E73E4FB4-B15C-3F96-0DA9-D6FEFAB8AE94@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      After Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, numerous sports governing bodies around the world issued blanket bans on Russian and Belarusian athletes competing.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_3C09D85A-6FDA-9327-0AD1-D723AB1504A0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      Tennis \u2013 Wimbledon last year aside \u2013 didn\u2019t follow suit, instead allowing players from Russia and Belarus compete as neutral athletes and Kasatkina said she feels fortunate to still be able to play tennis.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_B3F3CDCC-0619-0380-95A5-D7242EDF9A08@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      \u201cI was really sad to miss Wimbledon last year \u2013 of course for a reason, but it still was painful,\u201d she said.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_B6EE91D5-5E64-BCB0-957C-D72430180C8F@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      \u201cI\u2019m happy that we will be able to come back this year and to be honest we are the luckiest sport as we are able to compete still.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_E3B18B04-4AB3-2159-A1FE-D72430190D1B@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      \u201cNinety-five percent of the athletes from Russia could not go outside and compete in the international events, and we really appreciate this opportunity and that we can be on the international stage.\u201d\n  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/05\/01\/tennis\/daria-kasatkina-ukraine-tennis-players-spt-intl\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 Daria Kasatkina, Russia\u2019s top-ranked female tennis player, has praised the decision of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and Wimbledon to support Ukrainian tennis players during the grass-court tennis season. 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