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Belarusian Victoria Azarenka will not compete in next week's WTA 1000 tournament in Toronto after her visa application was rejected, the two-time Grand Slam champion said on Twitter https://twitter.com/vika7/status/1556302134928441345.
} The 33-year-old, ranked 20th in the world, also missed Wimbledon in June due to a Belarusian player's ban.
Tennis governing bodies have banned international team competitions between Russia and Belarus in the wake of Ukraine's aggression, but individual players from both countries are allowed to compete as neutrals.
"I will be very sad to miss one of my favorite tournaments. I love playing in Canada, where I have great fans and where I have made many friends over the years," said Azarenka. rice field.
The Belarusian player will play at the Western& Southern Open in Cincinnati later in August, she added. (Reporting by Tommy Lund of her in Gdansk, edited by Ken Ferris)
