Party to the front to defend his country, the former Ukrainian tennis player Sergiy Stakhovsky did not wait long to respond to recent statements by Rafael Nadal who was indignant at the suspension of Russian and Belarusian players from the Wimbledon tournament.
“I think it's very unfair to my fellow Russian tennis players, my colleagues.
What is happening now with the war is not their fault.
I do not know what to say.
I feel sorry for them.
I wish it wasn't like that, but at the end of the day, things are what they are."
he believes.
The former world number 31 has tweeted a message which he addresses directly to the Spaniard.
“Nadal, we competed together... We competed on the circuit.
Please tell me how fair it is that Ukrainian players can't go home?
How is it fair that Ukrainian children cannot play tennis?
How is it right for Ukrainians to die?”
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Engaged in the conflict since the end of March, the former athlete spent several weeks in kyiv to do regular patrols there.