Aryna Sabalenka is competing in the U.S. Open finals on Saturday, September 6 against the world no. 8 ranked American player Amanda Anisimova . While Aryna is the number one ranked player in women's tennis, eagle eyed fans noticed something off about her name on the scoreboard. There is no flag next to her name. Since 2022, Aryna has competed without a countries' representation, and won three Grand Slam titles in the years since. But, why doesn't she compete with a country like other tennis players?

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Aryna was born in Minsk, Belarus in 1998. 24 years later, after Russia invaded Ukraine with the support of Belarus , athletes from Russia and Belarus were banned from most professional sportin

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