Vera Zvonareva got blocked from entering Poland, and the Polish Government stated that she is among the undesirable people in the country of Poland. Let’s have a look at the actual incident to have a clearer view.
Vera Zvonareva is a Russian Tennis professional. She got introduced to tennis at the early age of 6 years old and hence has a pretty great grip on the sport. She has a career-high ranking of world No.2 in WTA. Speaking of her achievements she is the winner of 12 WTA tours in singles. Vera also won the 2009 Indian Wells Open. Vera won the Bronze medal in tennis singles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Vera’s blockade from the Polish grounds is a setback for her career as she was going to Poland to have a match at Warsaw Open, starting on Monday. Poland’s Government clarifies her restrictions and said, “She is also on a list of people considered undesirable in the country.”
In a geopolitical context, Poland is one of the most trusted countries for Ukraine. Poland has been supporting Ukraine from the start of the conflict between the nations, since February 2022. Poland is against everyone who belongs to the country of Russia and its allies. The country of Poland has been blocking entries of the personalities who have any link to the country of Russia or its allies.
However, Vera has made her stance clear that she is against any type of violence. She is also against her country’s actions on the country of Ukraine. Vera was seen displaying her stance on violence. In the Miami Open in March 2022 she was wearing a visor that had “NO WAR” written on it.
What happened to Vera at the Airport?
Vera Zvonareva was using her French Visa issued by the French Government and wanted to go to Poland. The Polish officials said, “Vera Zvonareva, using a visa issued by France, tried to get into our country on a flight from Belgrade to Warsaw. After arriving from Serbia, the tennis player stayed in the transit zone of Warsaw Chopin Airport and today, afternoon, she flew to Podgorica (Montenegro).”
The Warsaw Open said no statement on the situation but WTA is alive to the affair and said, “The WTA is aware of the situation involving Vera Zvonareva in Warsaw.”
WTA also said,
“The safety and well-being of all players is a top priority of the WTA. Vera has departed Poland and we will be evaluating the issue further with the event.”
The conflict is between two nations but common people are suffering. Meanwhile, many athletes got banned from the matches not only in tennis but also in other sports. The players who have prepared all this time, now have no access to the match or the country.
Vera Zvonareva was blocked from entering Poland only because she is Russian. While Wimbledon is sensible to the situation and lifted its ban for this year for neutral athletes. Also, with no sign of aggression towards the nation.
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