Ahead of WTA 250 tournament in Warsaw, Russian tennis player, Vera Zvonareva has been banned from entering Poland, the country’s Ministry of the Interior says.
Zvonareva, currently ranked 60th, was to take part in the PNB Paribas Warsaw Open tournament that begins tomorrow, August 24.
A communique on the ministry website stated that the Border Guard on Friday prevented entry of the former world No.2, who flew in from Belgrade on a French visa.
She remained in the transit zone of the Warsaw airport and on Saturday flew to Podgorica, Montenegro.
The 38-year-old player was still on the event’s participant list on Sunday. The WTA said in a statement it was evaluating the situation.
Poland, which supports Ukraine in its war against Russia’s aggression, said that Zvonareva was on a banned list and has not been allowed into the country for reasons of state and public security.