Australian Open 2023: Russia, Belarus flags banned at Melbourne Park amid ongoing crisis in Ukraine Multiple flags were brought into the stands by a fan during Day 1 of the Grand Slam tournament ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A Ukrainian player refusing to shake the hand of a Russian or Belarusian at the net has become a common sight on the tennis tours over the past two years.

MELBOURNE - There was one solitary Ukrainian flag on display in the stands at the Australian Open when Yuliia Starodubtseva, the first of six women from the war-torn country playing singles this ...

Russian-born Daria Kasatkina endured a difficult few years after announcing she was gay and condemning Russia’s invasion of ...

Andrey Rublev says he was abused by Ukrainian fans at Melbourne Park. Picture: AFP Images. Gift this article. less than 2 min read. 12:58AM January 20, 2023. News Corp Australia Sports Newsroom.

Noble Park Association of Ukrainians in Victoria branch president Liana Slipetsky said Melbourne’s Ukrainian community felt that simply removing the mural was not enough.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - There was one solitary Ukrainian flag on display in the stands at the Australian Open when Yuliia Starodubtseva, the first of six women from the war-torn country playing ...

Russian star Andrey Rublev says he was abused by Ukrainian fans who hung their nation’s flag from the stands at his second-round Australian Open clash. Read Today's Paper Tributes.

Jan 12, 2025; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Yuliia Starodubtseva of Ukraine plays a forehand during her match against Leylah Fernandez of Canada in the first round of the women's singles at the ...