The sport, which has maintained a classy and stylish image, is experiencing cracks that culminate in the Grand Slam. The Russia-Ukraine war is one of the worst blows inflicted on the sports world.
Russian and Belarusian tennis players rarely give interviews to the media. Ukrainians are just looking for the moments when they can point the finger at the country that invaded its territory. If once it was not possible to hear a chirp in tennis, today the sport suffers from a noisy crowd.