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BERLIN (AP) — More than 300 fencers, together with 9 medalists from the final Olympics in Tokyo, signed an open letter revealed Tuesday urging the game’s governing physique and the International Olympic Committee to not permit Russian fencers to compete whereas the battle in Ukraine continues. The Internat...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, April 5, 2023The WTA response to points Ukrainians face is "useless" says Elina Svitolina.Wimbledon introduced it would raise its ban on Russian and Belarusian gamers, letting them play the 2023 Championships. Wimbledon banned Russians and Belarusians in 2022 in condemnation of Russia's unprovoked invasion of neighboring Ukraine.More: Muguruza Out of Clay, Grass-Court Seasons"The WTA should have done more, much more, on many issues," Svitolina instructed L'Equipe in a brand new interview. "Now it's too late."There have been plenty of press releases, plenty of interviews. It was ineffective." The 28-year-old Svitolina made her comeback in Charleston this week bowing to Moscow-born, Kazakh Yulia Putintseva 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-4 in two hours, 47...

When Andy Roddick agreed to affix John McEnroe, Andre Agassi and Michael Chang on the Pickleball Slam, the 2003 U.S. Open champion figured he had two distinct benefits in opposition to the three different International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees collaborating within the made-for-TV exhibition in Hollywood, Florida. ...