Anna Karolina Shmidlova (No. 100 WTA) from Slovakia entered the first round match of the Grand Slam tournament Roland Garros against Russian Veronika Kudermetova (No. 11 WTA) in the colors of the Ukrainian flag.
28-year-old tennis player from Slovakia played the match in the colors of the Ukrainian flag - yellow top and blue bottom. The fight itself ended with a sensational victory for Shmidlova with a score of 6:3, 6:1.
After Shmidlov's game, she commented on the victory with blue and yellow emojis on her Instagram story..
Roland Garros is one of the four Grand Slam tournaments that takes place on the courts of Paris.
It should be noted that athletes from Russia and Belarus perform at tennis tournaments in a neutral status..
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Earlier it was reported that the Ukrainian tennis player was booed at Roland Garros for refusing to shake hands with a rival from Belarus.