Exclusive-It's like we do not exist, says Ukrainian Kostyuk

PARIS : Kiev-born Marta Kostyuk criticised the WTA players' council on Tuesday for failing to consult Ukrainian players on the decision to strip Wimbledon of ranking points, and branded Belarusian Victoria Azarenka's place among the council members"ridiculous".

The council, which is made up of current players who act as a voice for athletes on tour with the governing body, supported the WTA’s decision to strip ranking points from Wimbledon, with American member Sloane Stephens saying that the decision was not “taken lightly”. "None of the players' representatives contacted me. None of them asked about my opinion, what I think. It's like Ukrainian players don't exist.

Russia and Belarus are banned from tennis team competitions following the invasion but their players are allowed to compete as neutrals. Belarus has been a key staging area for the invasion, which Russia calls a 'special operation'.Men's world number one Novak Djokovic and 21-times major champion Rafa Nadal have both criticised Wimbledon's stand.

"Victoria Azarenka is in the players' board, making decisions about points in Wimbledon, where she's not even participating. And saying that she has no personal interest in making decisions. Just the fact that she's present there on the calls, doing whatever. It's ridiculous." She walked off in the middle of her doubles match with partner Elena-Gabriela Ruse in the Italian Open this month against the Russian pair of Veronika Kudermetova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

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