The Azerbaijan Tennis Federation has sent a memo to the International Tennis Federation demanding action against Australian Open semi-finalist Karen Khachanov. 9News
After his second-round victory he wrote on the camera, "Keep believing all the way until the end! Artsakh stay strong!".
Karen Khachanov had the people of Artsakh in his thoughts after booking a quarter final spot at the Australian Open "I have said many times that I respect and appreciate my [Armenian] roots. I am a citizen of Russia, I represent Russia, but I have Armenian blood from my father's and mother's side," Khachanov said."I want to support them in any way, to give [them] faith and strength.""Karen Khachanov...
"The ATF condemned this act and demanded the tennis player be punished and urged the to take harsh measures for prevention of such incidents in the future.""I didn't hear anything about that," he responded.For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by
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