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Ukrainians Find Russian Coming-Out Party Hard to Celebrate at U.S. Open

Wimbledon barred players from Russia and Belarus over the war in Ukraine. At their first Grand Slam since the French Open, Karen Khachanov and Aryna Sabalenka are making a run.

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus during her quarterfinal win over Karolina Pliskova.Credit...Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

Earlier in the summer, barred from Wimbledon after the invasion of Ukraine, Russian and Belarusian tennis stars spent time with their families or trained far from tennis’s spotlight. Aryna Sabalenka, practicing in Miami, said she turned off the television whenever Wimbledon was being broadcast.