At French Open, Ukrainian tennis stars seek Russian support
For decades, Paris in the month of June has meant a jewel for tennis lovers the world over: the French Open, held on the red-clay courts of Roland Garros on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne. One of the sport’s four “majors,” it inevitably inspires headline writers to celebrate the sporting “drama” as top players “battle” for the crown.
Yet this week, a war – Vladimir Putin’s brutal assault on Ukraine – is casting a shadow over the forehands and backhands,
