Today’s top tennis player, Anastasia Pavlyuchenko, joined other athletes and openly wrote to stop her nation from war and violence. “I’m scared, as are my friends and family,” he writes on Twitter.
The 30-year-old tennis player follows tennis compatriots in her statement Andrei Rublyov and Daniil Medvedev, who have also objected to the war in Ukraine.
“I have been playing tennis since I was a child. I have represented Russia all my life. This is my home and my country. But now I’m absolutely scared, as are my friends and family,“writes Anastasija Pavljučenkovová on twitter.
However, world player number 14 also condemned the Russian invasion. “I am not afraid to state my position clearly. I am against war and violence. Personal ambitions or political motives cannot justify violence. It takes the future not only for us but also for our children. I’m confused and I don’t know how to help in this situation,“The mixed doubles Olympic winner from Tokyo confided on social networks.
— Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (@NastiaPav) February 28, 2022
“I’m just an athlete playing tennis. I am not a politician, I am not a public figure, so I have no experience in this area. I can only publicly disagree with these decisions and speak openly about it. Stop the violence, stop the war,“Pavlyuchenko, who is currently treating an injured knee, said. She should return to the WTA circuit in 10 weeks.
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