The Australian Open is underway ... but why are some tennis players playing under a blue flag and/or white flag?
The policy at the Australian Open is to only allow flags from nations with players competing at the tournament, but Russian ...
Several players at Australian Open 2025 have been competing without a national flag, with world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka ...
"Players from Russia and Belarus are only able to compete in international tennis events as individuals – and without flags or country recognition – which will be the case for Australian Open ...