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Shamil Tarpischev Dismisses Fears Mirra Andreeva And Diana Shnaider Will Switch Flags

Russian Tennis Federation boss Tarpischev says he isn’t worried about Andreeva or Shnaider following Potapova and Rakhimova in leaving Russian tennis. Andreeva, ranked No. 9 with two WTA 1000 titles, and No. 21 Shnaider “will continue” under the flag, he told Championat, joking he has “1,070 tennis players playing abroad… like army men” while 350 stay on national teams at home.