‘You Keep Dragging Players Into It’: Tennis Star Victoria Azarenka Blasts Reporters For Asking Political Questions

After her match at the Australian Open tennis tournament, Victoria Azarenka attacked reporters for asking her questions about Russia. “dragging players” into it.

During the Belarusian player’s recent press conference following her semifinals match, one reporter after another kept trying to get the professional tennis player to weigh in on pro-Russian demonstrations at the tournament by supporters, Fox News noted.

“I don’t know what you guys want us to do about it,” Azarenka said. “Like talk about it? I don’t know what’s the goal here that it’s continuously brought up.”

“These incidents that, in my opinion, have nothing to do with players, but somehow you keep dragging players into it. So what’s the goal here?” She continued. “I think you should ask yourself that question, not me.”

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Victoria Azarenka, tennis superstar, is fed up with Left wing journos asking questions about Russia.

“Whatever the answer I’m going to give to you right now, it’s going to be turned whichever way you want to turn it.”

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A second reporter tried to ask the question about pro-Russian display but in a different format. Azarenka replied by blasting back and saying that she had no answer.

“Whatever the answer I’m going to give it to you right now, it’s going to be turned whichever way you want to turn it to,” The tennis star was also a friend. “So does it bother me? What bothers me is there’s real things that’s going on in the world. And I don’t know. Are you a politician? Are you? Are you covering politics?”

The reporter responded that they cover sports, and the player of tennis hit back. “Yes, and I’m an athlete.”

“And you’re asking me about things that maybe somebody says are in my control, but I don’t believe that,” Azarenka shared.  “So I don’t know what you want me to answer. And if it’s a provocative question, then, you know, you can spin the story however you want.”

She was also asked what her thoughts were on the topic. “scrutiny surrounding Russian and Belarusian players” If it were “difficult” She will be grateful “put all those things out” The outlet also noted that her mind was active while she played.

“Other players get impacted by what exactly are you asking me?” The reporter attempted to interview the tennis star again but was called out.

“You’re here talking about it right now, so obviously it’s a topic you want to continue to bring up and up and up again,” Victoria responded.  “So I don’t know what you want me to say.”

Recently, images were released showing the greatness of tennis. Novak Djokovic‘s father, Srdjan Djokovic, reportedly posing with fans holding Russian flags, the Independent noted. Djokovic’His father insists that he was not aware of the pro-Russian demonstration.

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