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Article from NYT/ The Athletic (paywall ): Ukrainian tennis player Lesia Tsurenko files lawsuit against WTA Tour over Russian invasion
Lede: "Ukrainian tennis player Lesia Tsurenko has filed a lawsuit in the New York Southern District Court which names the WTA Tour and its chairman Steve Simon as defendants. Tsurenko, who has been ranked as high as world No. 23, alleges “a breach of contract, negligence, negligent supervision and retention” and “negligent infliction of emotional distress.” The lawsuit, whose initial complaint was filed in November 2024, requests a jury trial.
Excerpt:
"It alleges that Simon and the WTA Tour at large reneged on statements made at a meeting with Tsurenko and fellow Ukrainian players Elina Svitolina and Marta Kostyuk in March 2022. “Mr. Simon took an aggressive stance but stated that if Russian or Belarus players showed public support of the war, they would be banned from any tournament
sponsored by the WTA,” it says.
“Despite this promise, neither Defendant Steve Simon nor Defendant WTA banned Russian and Belarus players who publicly supported the war.”
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"It also alleges that French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo, named as “Mr. Amelie Morezmo” in the lawsuit, told a group of Ukrainian players that a planned presentation on the war had been blocked by Simon."
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"Ukraine most recently qualified for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Shenzhen, China, a victory which it dedicated to its soldiers in a statement posted by Svitolina on social media.
Lede: "Ukrainian tennis player Lesia Tsurenko has filed a lawsuit in the New York Southern District Court which names the WTA Tour and its chairman Steve Simon as defendants. Tsurenko, who has been ranked as high as world No. 23, alleges “a breach of contract, negligence, negligent supervision and retention” and “negligent infliction of emotional distress.” The lawsuit, whose initial complaint was filed in November 2024, requests a jury trial.
Excerpt:
"It alleges that Simon and the WTA Tour at large reneged on statements made at a meeting with Tsurenko and fellow Ukrainian players Elina Svitolina and Marta Kostyuk in March 2022. “Mr. Simon took an aggressive stance but stated that if Russian or Belarus players showed public support of the war, they would be banned from any tournament
sponsored by the WTA,” it says.
“Despite this promise, neither Defendant Steve Simon nor Defendant WTA banned Russian and Belarus players who publicly supported the war.”
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"It also alleges that French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo, named as “Mr. Amelie Morezmo” in the lawsuit, told a group of Ukrainian players that a planned presentation on the war had been blocked by Simon."
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"Ukraine most recently qualified for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Shenzhen, China, a victory which it dedicated to its soldiers in a statement posted by Svitolina on social media.
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