Note that a fan with the Ukrainian flag was forced to leave the stands. Interestingly, the organizers referred to the fact that the size of the flag exceeded the maximum allowable dimensions..

Dolgopolov commented on the corresponding incident on his Twitter.

" Considering they had the Russians during the draw a few weeks ago. And tennis organizations have decided to remain mostly silent since the first month of the war, telling Ukrainian players to avoid answering questions about the war..

Here's How It Works. You guard and protect them by saying that they are definitely against the war, and then they are insulted by the flag of the country they are trying to rape, kill and destroy. The truth is that many of them probably support it.. Great job.

I hope the fans will give them a " Any Russian who is offended by the Ukrainian flag should be at home, where he sees only his native flag.. Nice try with Cincinnati Open flag size policy. I should have said it first, not after..

Everyone who was fond of my tennis and plans to attend tournaments in the USA, please take the Ukrainian flag with you to all matches with the participation of Russians and Belarusians. And let the ATP and WTA try to repeat this step.

Our country is drowning in blood and barbaric violence, not a single Russian will intimidate a silent spectator with a Ukrainian flag! Have some respect,"

Facebook user Nazli Mammadova, who may have been an eyewitness to the events, claims that it was the Russian tennis players who complained to the referee that they were disturbed by the blue and yellow flag in the stands..

Earlier it was reported that the first racket of the world from the Russian Federation arranged a showdown with a fan who called him a "