It's a real rant.
Alexander Sidorenko, winner of the Australian Open juniors in 2006, spoke about the war in Ukraine.
This concerns him particularly, because the ex-tennis player was born in Russia in Leningrad, before being naturalized French.
In an interview for Ouest-France, he was irritated by the way the conflict is treated by the media: "I find that there is a lack of fairness in the treatment of the war by the press and media.
They lean towards the Ukrainian side.
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Alexander Sidorenko, who says he is against the war, believes that the press does not cover the entire conflict: “I find this type of misinformation incorrect and unjust.
There is a real bias, you have to receive information from both sides.
Truths but also lies are told.
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The former tennis player, who ended his career in 2017, does not hide a deep discomfort with what he can listen to and read.
" I do not feel very good.
Even if I am not directly affected because I live in France, ”he adds.
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The Frenchman also wants to return to Russia as soon as he can because part of his family still lives in Russia, near Saint Petersburg.
"It's been a few years since I went there because of the Covid-19", explains the one who lives in Paris and reached the 145th place in the world in singles in 2009.