“Honestly, it is one of the most beautiful cities I have ever seen. And it looks a lot like Amsterdam: the buildings, the canals. I am happy to be here and I hope I see enough in the coming days,” the Dutchman told the Russian medium Championat.
NOC*NSF does not welcome Tallon’s Greek track participation in Russia: ‘But we cannot ban it’
“I had never been to Russia before. I was supposed to come to this tournament last year, but I got injured during the Davis Cup and had to withdraw at the last minute. So I’m happy to finally be there. There are such great players here, I’m happy to have the opportunity to compete with them and have a great weekend,” said the world number 25.
Tallon Greek Spoor’s participation is controversial
Greekspor’s participation is controversial. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, no international ATP and WTA tournaments have taken place in Russia.
Greek track started its tournament with a defeat against the Russian Daniil Medvedev (4-3, 4-2, 5-3). The best Dutch tennis player forms a team with, among others, Alexander Bublik from Kazakhstan and his girlfriend Anastasia Potapova from Russia.