The Azerbaijan Tennis Federation has demanded the International Tennis Federation takes action against Karen Khachanov after the Russian sent messages of support to the breakaway Artsakh Republic from the AusOpen
Khachanov, who reached the semi-finals of the Grand Slam tournament on Tuesday, wrote the message "Artsakh stay strong!" on a TV camera after two of his matches, later explaining he did it out of respect for his Armenian roots.
In 2020, Azerbaijan launched a second war in the region, successfully winning back part of the territory controlled by the Armenian-backed separatists.to the ITF at the weekend demanding tough measures "to punish" Khachanov and prevent him from making similar "unacceptable provocations" at tennis tournaments.
"I say many times. I have Armenian roots," he told reporters at Melbourne Park after his quarter-final victory on Tuesday."To be honest, I don't want to go deeper than that, and I just wanted to show strength and support to my people. That's it."Russian flags from the precinct after one was hung next to a court where a Ukrainian player was playing.
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