More and more players are speaking out about the palpable tension in the WTA locker room, and Barbora Krejcikova is the latest to be drawn into the war between the Russian and Ukrainian players.

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Barbora Krejcikova says that the Russians are to blame for the atmosphere in the WTA locker rooms

Roland Garros-2021 champion said that Russians do not express their true opinion in public, but reveal it in the locker room.

“Yes, I feel it (no tension). This is from both sides. But there are some Russian women who create it. They don’t speak publicly, but we see what they do in the locker room. Personally, I try to avoid them” – Barbora Krejchikova.

Petra Kvitova and Iga Sviatek said they were on Ukraine’s side in Vladimir Putin’s war, while Olena Rybakina said Wimbledon organizers made the right decision by holding back athletes from Russia and Belarus.

In October 2022, Anastasia Hasanova posted a video and several controversial messages about the situation in Ukraine on Instagram. The Russian athlete said that Kyiv “could cease fire” in Donetsk and Luhansk, so that the “special operation” did not begin.

In Indian Wells, Anastasia Potapova appeared in the T-shirt of Moscow “Spartacus”. Days after her gesture, the WTA said the Russian had been warned, but Potapova excelled again after her favorite team’s match.

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