The Russia-Ukraine war looms over the French Open — and tennis has no answers

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The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war casts a shadow over the French Open tennis tournament, highlighting tensions as players from both countries make significant progress. The sport faces challenges addressing the political and conflict-related issues tied to this situation.

The latter stages of the women’s tournament have seen superb runs from a number of Russian and Ukrainian players, throwing the spotlight further on one of tennis’ most critical flashpoints – and the sport’s inability to reckon with it