Australian Open organizers refuse to remove tennis players from Russia

Previously, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Australia, Vasily Miroshnichenko, urged Tennis Australia to prevent Russians and Belarusians from participating in the Grand Slam tournament, as happened at Wimbledon last year. He described the federation’s stance as “unprincipled” and said he would seek a meeting with Tennis Australia president Craig Tiley. Tiley himself stated in October 2022 that the federation would not interfere with the participation of Russian and Belarusian tennis players in the Australian Open.