For now, the situation remains. The WTA continues its policy, and Sabalenka keeps winning. The question is: when the sanctions lift, will she embrace her flag with extra fervor or find it a bit strange?
Some athletes, like Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev, have expressed more direct frustration. Sabalenka is more reserved, letting her tennis do the talking.
My guess? She’ll handle it the same way she handles a break point—coolly, and with a massive winning shot. The flag will return eventually, but for now, she is the symbol.
