Marta Kostyuk, a 19-year-old Ukrainian tennis player, is outraged by the intrusion of Russian troops into her homeland, and she is surprised that many Russian tennis players are acting nonchalantly. “Very disappointed that no Russian players came to me and said sorry to me for their country,” Kostijak told reporters at the Indian Springs Masters.
Players from Russia and Belarus are banned from using the national flag and cannot participate in the national team. They can still compete as individuals, which is no different from usual. “Only one person called me and the other talked to me, but they didn’t apologize, and I didn’t hear them say they didn’t support the war, which surprised me,” Kostijak said. She criticized the Russian players for not having Showing the character of ordinary human beings, “This hurts me very much. Every time I go to the stadium to see those Russian players, it makes me very sad.”
Kostijak pointed out that for Russian and Belarusian players, what is more troublesome now is the problem of bank remittances caused by foreign sanctions, and they may be more concerned about this matter than the war itself. She believes that both players should be kicked out of the game. “Even people who don’t understand politics can see who is the aggressor and who is throwing bombs at each other. You can’t be neutral in this situation.”
Some Russian and Belarusian players have publicly expressed their opposition to the war, such as male tennis king Daniil Medvedev and retired female player Maria Sharapova, but Kostijak hopes that anti-war players can further condemn Russia.
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