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WTA Finals Ditches Longtime Tradition As Speculations Emerge Around Elina Svitolina-Mirra Andreeva Tension

For years, the WTA Finals has opened with the same grand picture. The eight qualifiers surround the trophy wearing matching outfits, smiling at the camera, prior to a week of competing for the trophy. This year, that photo will not take place. The WTA confirmed that it will instead unveil individual portraits of each qualifier […]

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Ukrainians categorically refused to join Russians and Belarusians, forcing the organizers to cancel the photo session.

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Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina, who recently announced her breakup with the French tennis player, spoke about a recent photo with tennis players from the Russian Federation and Belarus at the WTA tournament. This was reported by journalist Ben Rotenberg. Ex-tennis player Stakhovsky, demobilized from the VSU, will train Svetolina at the WTA Open tournament Pozzh official website WTA announced a change in the format of the photo shoot of …

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Refusal of the traditional general photos of the finals of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is related to the reluctance of Ukrainian tennis player Elina Sweetolina to film with Russians and Belarusians. Journalist Ben Rotenberg announced the cancellation of a joint photo session of the finals of the Women's Tennis Association because of the position of Ukrainians, and he gives RIA News. "WTA makes portraits emphasizing identity, presumably …

Elina Svitolina will play at the WTA Finals, where for the first time a joint photo was canceled due to the position of the Ukrainian woman in relation to Russians and Belarusians

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TennisUpToDate.com broke the news on Thursday, November 5, 2026.
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