Victoria Azarenka revealed her visa points on social media
Ex-WTA ladies’s world primary Victoria Azarenka will miss out on the Nationwide Financial institution Open in Toronto this week resulting from her Canadian visa software not being authorised, as revealed by the 33-year-old on Twitter.
Belarussian Azarenka has already needed to skip Wimbledon this summer time resulting from its ban on her compatriots and Russian athletes as a response to the army operation in Ukraine.
But whereas tennis governing our bodies have blocked groups from Belarus and Russia from competing in worldwide occasions, people hailing from the 2 international locations have been allowed to compete as neutrals on the WTA and ATP excursions, and also will be cleared for the US Open later this month.
As revealed on Twitter, although, Azarenka has been refused a visa for Canada.
“I needed to tell you that I sadly must withdraw from the match in Toronto resulting from my visa not being authorised,” wrote the Australian Open champion in 2012 and 2013 on Twitter.
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— victoria azarenka (@vika7) August 7, 2022
“It is really disappointing,” Azarenka lamented, including that it was “very unhappy” she has to overlook “certainly one of my favourite tournaments.”
“I like to play in Canada with nice followers and [in] a spot the place I made many nice associates over time,” she went on, wishing good luck to everybody on the occasion.
Earlier than signing off, nevertheless, Azarenka mentioned “see you in Cincinnati” and subsequently confirmed that she is going to contest the Western & Southern Open within the US later this month.
All being properly, the Minsk native will nonetheless be capable of play on the US Open at Flushing Meadows from August 29 onwards, and look to avenge three ultimate defeats there in 2012, 2013 and, most lately, 2020.
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