Belarusian tennis star Victoria Azarenka had a tense exchange with a reporter after she defeated Yue Yan in the first round of the Wimbledon tournament.
Tennis star Victoria Azarenka defeated Yue Yuan in her first-round matchupon Monday in three sets 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, and she is set to take on Nadia Podoroska in the second round Wednesday.
Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, plays a return to China's Yuan Yue during the first round women's singles match on day one of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Monday, July 3, 2023.A reporter asked Azarenka what Wimbledon meant to Russia, according to news.au.com.
"You have obviously played in Russia in the past. How significant do you feel the tournament is?" the reporter said.
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