.AustralianOpen semi-finalist karenkhachanov says he hasn’t been told by tennis officials to stop writing messages of support for Artsakh. 7NEWS
Khachanov progressed to the final four with victory over the injured Sebastian Korda on Tuesday, the American retiring in the third set.
A Russian with Armenian heritage, the 26-year-old has written post-match messages on the television camera lens such as “Stay strong” and “Keep believing until the very end. Artsakh, hold on!”.He was expressing his support to the people of Artsakh who are enduring a month-long blockade by Azerbaijan.
“I have Armenian roots from my father’s side, from my grandfather’s side, even from my mum’s side - I’m half Armenian,” Khachanov told reporters after the quarter-final.Karen Khachanov writes ‘Artsakh stay strong’ on the camera.The messages have infuriated the Azerbaijan Tennis Federation, who sent a memo to the International Tennis Federation demanding action against Khachanov.“I didn’t hear anything about that ... so far, no,” Khachanov said.
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