PARIS : A Ukrainian woman had her national flag cut in two by French Open staff because it was 'too big', ahead of Tuesday's highly-charged quarter-final clash between Ukraine's Elina Svitolina and Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus.Anna, who declined to give her family name, waited quietly as the flag was taken
PARIS : A Ukrainian woman had her national flag cut in two by French Open staff because it was 'too big', ahead of Tuesday's highly-charged quarter-final clash between Ukraine's Elina Svitolina and Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus.
"Here at the FFT we have nothing against the Ukrainian flag. On the contrary, we would do the same with any other flag," the employee told Anna.
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