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Anastasia Potapova: Iga Swiatek says Russian should not publicly support her country during Ukraine invasion

Russian player Anastasia Potapova should not publicly support her country during its invasion of Ukraine, world number one Iga Swiatek has said.

Potapova wore a Spartak Moscow football shirt to her Indian Wells match before her three-set loss to American Jessica Pegula on Sunday.

The Russian, 21, said she had supported the club since she was 13 and saw no provocation in it.

"To be honest, I was surprised," Poland's Swiatek said.

"I thought the player realised that she should not, even if she is a fan of the team, show her views in this way at such times.