NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time primary champion and former number one victoria Azarenka has been eliminated from a pre-American tournament. Open exhibition occasion to raise funds for humanitarian aid in Ukraine. Azarenka comes from Belarus, which helped Russia launch its invasion of Ukraine in February. At least one Ukrainian tennis player, Marta Kostyuk, questioned the participation of a Belarusian player in the American Tennis Association’s “Tennis Plays for Peace” exhibition, scheduled for Wednesday night at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Flushing Meadows. The USTA issued on Wednesday saying that Azarenka would not participate due to “sensitivities towards Ukrainian players. “
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