ITF President Francesco Ricci Bitti Refutes Anti Crimea quotes

“I refute the quotes attributed to me by ITAR-TASS news agency on Wednesday. Tennis is an individual sport and a Crimean player is free to represent any country for which he or she holds a passport.

ITF team competitions have additional eligibility rules clearly laid out in the regulations. I believe that sport cannot disregard the political environment but should not be used for political purposes.”

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