A fan was asked to remove a Ukrainian flag at the Cincinnati Open after Russian players reportedly complained to the umpire
. She gave her name as Lola and said she was an American originally from Uzbekistan.
“We had our Ukrainian flag, not doing anything crazy, distracting players, but wrapped around, sitting there peacefully and quiet,” she said. Lola said the umpire then came to speak to her. “The message I got was that it is agitating Russian players. I said, ‘I’m not putting it away.’ They kept playing for a minute or two. Then, they stopped the game again, and then the security guard came up to me and said, ‘Ma’am, I’m going to call the cops if you won’t leave.
Russia invaded Ukraine in February. In response, Wimbledon banned Russian and Belarusian players from the tournament this year. The US Open, which starts on 29 August, will allow players from those countries to compete and will host a tournament-long campaign to raise awareness and humanitarian aid for Ukraine with a goal of raising $2m in relief, the United States
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