"Nothing will end, nothing will change": Anastasia Potapova would sign Wimbledon neutrality agreement, but doesn't see it effecting anything

Anastasia Potapova will play at the 2023 Wimbledon however she questions how effective some of the rules for playing at the event will be.

Russian and Belarusian players will have to sign a declaration of neutrality to play at Wimbledon which is the event's way of distancing itself from anything propaganda related. Players like Medvedev already confirmed they have no problem doing that and Potapova has now come out to say she will do the same:

“I read a lot about this in the media, but nobody in the WTA approached me to say anything, to give me a piece of paper to sign. If necessary, I will sign, but what will be easier with that signature? Nothing will end, nothing will change."

Potapova also used the chance to explain that she's against the war as any reasonable person:

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"I have repeatedly expressed my opinion about everything that happens, I am against the war like any reasonable person."

Her own expectation is that all players will sign the declaration in order to play at Wimbledon because they as players just want to play tennis at one of the biggest events in the world:

"If it is necessary to sign to go to Wimbledon, we will all do it, in the end we are athletes and we want to play as much as possible, especially in Grand Slam tournaments."

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