Arina Rodionova said she was 'not liked' by higher-ups at Tennis Australia when she was refused an Australian Open wildcard, but the Russian-born world number 103 is putting that in the past.
Arina Rodionova is representing Australia in the Billie Jean King Cup three months after saying she is "not liked" by the sport's national governing body.On her return to the Billie Jean King Cup squad, Arina Rodionova has attempted to move on from her brutal criticism of Tennis Australia .
"It's two very different things," Rodionova said on Tuesday of representing Australia and her criticism of TA."If I want to give myself the opportunity to play on big courts, then I should win more often. So I'll try to do that." "In the Australian Open, I'm playing for myself. Here I'm representing the country, so I don't see any correlation between those two events.We put the spotlight on women making a big impact on and off the field in the sporting world – from the grassroots through to the elite level.Australia has not played a home Billie Jean King Cup tie since 2019 when the competition was still known as the Federation Cup.
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