The second edition of the Northern Palmyra Trophies will be held on December 1-3 in St Petersburg and will bring together players from the WTA and ATP, and the governing body of women’s tennis has announced that it will not sanction players to take part in the event.
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The WTA will not sanction players who will compete in the Northern Palmyra Trophies
The event is sponsored by Russian energy giant Gazprom and comes as Russia continues its war with Ukraine, Reuters reports.
“This event is not connected with the WTA, and we do not support its organization. Players compete on the WTA circuit as independent contractors and, at their discretion, have the option of participating in an off-season tournament without penalty.” WTA reported.
ATP representatives have not yet commented on this situation.
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The players will take part in the Northern Palmyra Trophies tournament
Lion team
Captain: Svitlana Kuznetsova
Karen Khachanov (Russia, 15 ATP)
Laszlo Jere (Serbia, 33 ATP)
Oleksandr Shevchenko (Russia, 63 ATP)
Anastasia Potapova (Russia, 28 WTA)
Jasmine Paolini (Italy, 30 WTA)
Victoria Tomova (Bulgaria, 95 WTA).
“Sphinx” team.
Captain: Mykola Davydenko
Adrian Mannarino (France, 22 ATP)
Dusan Lajovic (Serbia, 48 ATP)
Roberto Bautista Agut (Spain, 57 ATP)
Veronika Kudermetova (Russia, 19 WTA)
Diana Schneider (Russia, 60 WTA)
Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan, 68 WTA)
Oleksandr Bublyk (Kazakhstan, 32 ATP) will be able to play for both teams.
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