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Beaten star bristles at Djokovic question - CtrlF.XYZ

Beaten star bristles at Djokovic question

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By Simon Brunsdon and Emily Patterson

Beaten prima Victoria Azarenka bristled successful her post-match property league erstwhile pressed connected tennis' narration with Russia's warfare connected Ukraine.

The disfigured contented reared its caput again erstwhile Novak Djokovic's begetter was filmed posing with pro-Putin activists extracurricular Melbourne Park connected Wednesday night.

After losing her semi-final to Elena Rybakina, journalists pressed Azarenka connected however specified an incidental whitethorn impact Djokovic and different players.

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Azarenka is 1 of respective players who are not allowed to correspond Russia oregon Belarus connected tour, alternatively competing arsenic neutral athletes.

"I don't cognize what it has to bash with Novak astatine all, to beryllium fair," she said.

"I don't cognize what you guys privation america to bash astir it. Like speech astir it? I don't cognize what's the extremity present that it's continuously brought up.

"These incidents that successful my sentiment person thing to bash with players, but someway you support dragging players into it.

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She asked reporters what "the goal" was down specified questions.

"I deliberation you should inquire yourself that question, not me," she said.

"Whatever the reply I'm going to springiness to you close now, it's going to beryllium turned whichever mode you privation to crook it.

"So does it fuss me? What bothers maine is determination are existent things that are going connected successful the world. I don't know. Are you a politician? Are you? Are you covering politics?"

The writer said "no".

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"And I'm an athlete," Azarenka continued.

"You're asking maine astir things that possibly idiosyncratic says are successful my control, but I don't judge that.

"I don't cognize what you privation maine to answer. If it's a provocative question, past you tin rotation the communicative nevertheless you want."

The statement astir Russians and Belarusians competing astatine this year's Australian Open was again thrown into the spotlight erstwhile Djokovic's father, Srdjan, was filmed astatine a pro-Russia rally extracurricular the precinct.

In the footage posted to YouTube by idiosyncratic Simeon Boiko, Srdjan was greeted by a radical of pro-Russia protesters - four of whom were earlier expelled from Melbourne Park by police aft reportedly threatening security.

He posed for photos adjacent to Russian flags - including 1 bearing the look of president Vladamir Putin - and with a antheral wearing a garment emblazoned with the infamous "Z" symbol.

On Thursday, the Australian Olympic Committee backed the International Olympic Committee's determination to proceed sanctions against Russia and Belarus, including players from those nation's being forced to vie astatine planetary sports events arsenic neutral athletes.

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