Canada refusing visas to certain nationalities textbook racism - Tennis fans react to Victoria Azarenka s visa not being approved for the 2022 Canadian Open × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Tennis Canadian Open 2022 News Canada refusing visas to certain nationalities textbook racism - Tennis fans react to Victoria Azarenka s visa not being approved for the 2022 Canadian Open By Pritha Ghosh Modified 08 Aug 2022 Follow Us 1 Comment Share Tennis fans reacted to Victoria Azarenka's visa not being approved Former World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka was forced to withdraw from the 2022 Canadian Open yesterday due to her visa not getting approved. This seems to be a case of history repeating itself as the 20th-ranked Belarusian also missed the Wimbledon Championships in June. That was a result of the ban on Russian and Belarusian players in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Victoria Azarenka took to Twitter to share the heartbreaking news with her fans, revealing that she wouldn't be able to partake in her 11th Canadian Open due to circumstances outside her control. However, she did not specify why the visa was rejected. "Hello everyone! I wanted to inform you that I unfortunately have to withdraw from the tournament in Toronto due to my visa not being approved, " Victoria Azarenka wrote. While she claimed it was "terrible" that she couldn't participate in one of her favorite tournaments, Azarenka assured her supporters that she would compete in the Cincinnati Open, which takes place the following week. "Its truly disappointing. It's very sad to miss one of my favourite tournaments. I love to play in Canada with great fans and a place where I made many friends over the years. Good luck to everyone at the event. See you in Cincinnati, " she added. victoria azarenka@vika7Update…1525120Update… https://t.co/2X7kmsAqt3 Tennis fans soon took to Twitter to express their opinion on the matter, with most taking a jab at Canada for banning players from entering the country. One fan straight up bashed the Canadian government and labeled the whole incident as "textbook racism" by posting: "Canada refusing visas to certain nationalities - text book racism." Julian Kendall@jkmccrann@Aboud_Magdi @vika7 Canada refusing visas to certain nationalities - text book racism.12@Aboud_Magdi @vika7 Canada refusing visas to certain nationalities - text book racism. Another took a shot at Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for not approving the 33-year-old's visa, referring to his regime as a "dictatorship." The tweed read: "Trudeau's Canada is now banning innocent people from entering the country. It's a dictatorship." John Book@JohnBook007Trudeau's Canada is now banning innocent people from entering the country. It's a dictatorship twitter.com/vika7/status/1…victoria azarenka@vika7Update…1124Update… https://t.co/2X7kmsAqt3Trudeau's Canada is now banning innocent people from entering the country. It's a dictatorship twitter.com/vika7/status/1… Another fan, however, appeared to throw shade at Victoria Azarenka by highlighting her mid-match withdrawal from her Miami Open match against 16-year-old Linda Fruhvirtova, commenting: "Better than her usual withdraw mid match whenever she is losing to a lesser player. Biggest crybaby alive." One Time@Beamensch33@josemorgado Better than her usual withdraw mid match whenever she is losing to a lesser player. Biggest crybaby alive3@josemorgado Better than her usual withdraw mid match whenever she is losing to a lesser player. Biggest crybaby alive Here are a few more reactions from fans: The Gambling Tailor@TailorGang4EverCanada is the dumbest country on earth twitter.com/vika7/status/1…victoria azarenka@vika7Update…81Update… https://t.co/2X7kmsAqt3Canada is the dumbest country on earth twitter.com/vika7/status/1… shifting into Hardcourt mode@frenchopen2004vika did not get her visa approved to play in toronto. this seems like an on going issue because tomas etcheverry and mayar sheriff also didn't get their visas approved to play in canada..... twitter.com/vika7/status/1…victoria azarenka@vika7Update…4124Update… https://t.co/2X7kmsAqt3vika did not get her visa approved to play in toronto. this seems like an on going issue because tomas etcheverry and mayar sheriff also didn't get their visas approved to play in canada..... twitter.com/vika7/status/1… Vansh@vanshv2kVisa issues preventing a 2x Major Champion from playing in Canada. Unbelievable… twitter.com/vika7/status/1…victoria azarenka@vika7Update…21124Update… https://t.co/2X7kmsAqt3Visa issues preventing a 2x Major Champion from playing in Canada. Unbelievable… twitter.com/vika7/status/1… Eggy ?@TheBoiledEggOk @WTA as there’s no other tournaments of same value. Then this tournament should be pointless for everyone twitter.com/vika7/status/1…victoria azarenka@vika7Update…31Update… https://t.co/2X7kmsAqt3Ok @WTA as there’s no other tournaments of same value. Then this tournament should be pointless for everyone twitter.com/vika7/status/1… Srini Murty@jurasickI’m not much of an Azarenka fan. But this is the last straw. Done watching tennis. When Canadians and Americans get their act together and tear down their governments, I might come back to watching. Else, both pro tours are now a farce. twitter.com/vika7/status/1…victoria azarenka@vika7Update…8124Update… https://t.co/2X7kmsAqt3I’m not much of an Azarenka fan. But this is the last straw. Done watching tennis. When Canadians and Americans get their act together and tear down their governments, I might come back to watching. Else, both pro tours are now a farce. twitter.com/vika7/status/1… The Real Ben [email protected] are just two things we cannot influence in our lives.The first one is death, as it is inevitable.The other one is to have entry visa for Canada approved.I can only hope that it is not because you are carrying Belorussian passport. If it is, I'm DISGUSTED twitter.com/vika7/status/1…victoria azarenka@vika7Update…21Update… https://t.co/2X7kmsAqt3Unbelievable...There are just two things we cannot influence in our lives.The first one is death, as it is inevitable.The other one is to have entry visa for Canada approved.I can only hope that it is not because you are carrying Belorussian passport. If it is, I'm DISGUSTED twitter.com/vika7/status/1… I'm going to, ok@JuhLeeSeeUhAt this point we've all seen the draw girl. We know you're ducking Queen twitter.com/vika7/status/1…victoria azarenka@vika7Update…1651124Update… https://t.co/2X7kmsAqt3At this point we've all seen the draw girl. We know you're ducking Queen twitter.com/vika7/status/1… AbhinavAdvocate@Abhinavadvocat2@vika7 Sports and politics must not go together. Really sad.191@vika7 Sports and politics must not go together. Really sad. BiLateral@Bi08101657@vika7 So sorry for you.See, sovereign countries can decide as they wish who they let in, whether it is Canada, Australia or USA. Why does @DjokerNole think he's above the law?6@vika7 So sorry for you.See, sovereign countries can decide as they wish who they let in, whether it is Canada, Australia or USA. Why does @DjokerNole think he's above the law? FloridaDame@Fantine21@vika7 @Tennis_Majors Yes, not letting Vika play in Canada will definitely bring the invasion of Ukraine to a halt. 3@vika7 @Tennis_Majors Yes, not letting Vika play in Canada will definitely bring the invasion of Ukraine to a halt. Khalil GH@khalilofatiga2@vika7 Shame on Canada .Mayar sherif too cant play there for the same problem19@vika7 Shame on Canada .Mayar sherif too cant play there for the same problem Mawaya@FafyMai@vika7 What nonsense is this with athletes not getting their visas on time, I think AtP and WTA are useless, these are the things they must support their players for.....18@vika7 What nonsense is this with athletes not getting their visas on time, I think AtP and WTA are useless, these are the things they must support their players for..... Eggy ?@TheBoiledEgg@vika7 Should be zero points for everyone in Canada11@vika7 Should be zero points for everyone in Canada Winnie Thomas @WinnieThomas11@vika7 @ChimGAT How is this even possible?????? Sorry Vika.....this just seem so unacceptable!4@vika7 @ChimGAT How is this even possible?????? Sorry Vika.....this just seem so unacceptable! People missed a big opportunity to show how sports can unite - Victoria Azarenka on Wimbledon s ban on Russian and Belarusian players Victoria Azarenka recently spoke about the Wimbledon ban on Russian and Belarusian players During the Citi Open earlier this month, Victoria Azarenka criticized the ban that prevented Russian and Belarusian players from competing at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. Speaking in a recent interview with Tennis.com, the Belarusian opined that Wimbledon had missed the chance to display the sport's togetherness. She did, however, express hope that another opportunity would arise in the future to do things differently. "I’m on the Player Council, so I can’t completely cut myself off, "Azarenka said. "I take that part of my job very seriously. I think what people missed here was a big opportunity to show how sports can unite. I think we missed that opportunity, but I hope we can still show it." Azarenka also talked about how her attempt to resolve the matter was ignored, remarking that the concerned authorities were ignorant and careless and that they brushed off her solutions without any serious discussion. "How did I deal with it? I always try to find a solution that is beyond myself and what can be better because I love to help people, " Victoria Azarenka said. "I love to find solutions from difficult situations. I think what was hard was the absolute ignorance and carelessness from the other parties.""I think that was a tough part to digest, because you’re coming in with options, opportunities and your heart, and it’s met with basically a ‘we don’t care, " she added. 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