Abu Dhabi Open apologises to Russia's Kasatkina

Abu Dhabi Open apologises to Russia's Kasatkina after Spain flag error
The Abu Dhabi Open has apologised to Russian world number 11 Daria Kasatkina for an administrative mistake that listed her as a player from Spain at the tournament's draw ceremony on Sunday and sparked speculation that she had switched her nationality.
Daria Kasatkina's team fears 'strong implications' for Russian after flag error
The Spanish flag was incorrectly attached to Daria Kasatkina's name during the Abu Dhabi main draw ceremony, which prompted the Russian tennis player's management to strongly deny that she was switching to representing Spain because it could possibly cause her problems back home.
Abu Dhabi Open apologizes to Kasatkina after flag error
The Abu Dhabi Open, which begins Monday, apologized to Daria Kasatkina, a Russian who is ranked No. 11 in the world, for an administrative mistake that listed her as a player from Spain at the tournament's draw ceremony Sunday.
Daria Kasatkina erroneously listed with Spanish nationality in Abu Dhabi draw ceremony
The tournament later apologized for what it called an "administrative mistake," but representatives for the Russian said that it could be "potentially quite harmful" to her.
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Abu Dhabi Open apologises to Russia's Daria Kasatkina after Spain flag error
The 'administrative error' sparked speculation that she had switched her nationality. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Abu Dhabi Open apologises to Russia's Daria Kasatkina after Spanish flag error
The Abu Dhabi Open apologises to Russian world number 11 Daria Kasatkina for an administrative mistake that listed her as a player from Spain at the tournament's draw ceremony.
Flag error could have 'strong implications' for Kasatkina
Russia's Daria Kasatkina's management say a flag error could have "strong implications" for the player after she was wrongly listed as representing Spain at a WTA Tour draw ceremony - leading to suggestions she had switched allegiance.
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