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Former world No 1 Victoria Azarenka has called for a 'reaction' against Wimbledon from the women's tour in response to player bans this year.
A current member of the WTA's Player Council, the Belarussian has been in on what she reported have been twelve hours of meetings taking place at the Madrid Open.
Azarenka, a double Australian Open champion, is an influential voice. While guarded, she is clearly unhappy with the decision to exclude her compatriots and the Russians.
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'I think there should be a reaction to that, that is all I want to say. If you are asking me if I agree with Wimbledon, or I see their reasoning after being on a personal call with them, I don't see their reasoning,' she said.
'It does not make sense and it does not connect to what they are saying.'
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