Svitolina, the top seed in Monterrey, wrote on Twitter on Monday that she had no intention of playing in the first round against Anastasia Potapova “or in any other match against Russian or Belarusian players until the WTA women’s tour, the Men’s ATP and International Tennis Federation (ITF) “comply with IOC recommendations” and prohibit competitors from those countries from using national symbols, colours, anthems or flags.
