Russian tennis player Vera Zvonareva has not been allowed to enter Poland to take part in the upcoming Warsaw Open tournament, the Polish Interior Ministry said on Saturday.

“Yesterday, on July 21, border guards stopped a Russian tennis player from entering Poland. The Russian was on the list of undesirable individuals in Poland and was barred from entering Poland for security reasons,” said a statement from the ministry as quoted by TASS.

The player had flown to Warsaw from Belgrade with a visa issued by France and after arriving from Serbia was in the transit zone of Warsaw’s Chopin Airport, said the ministry. On Saturday at 12:00 local time (1: pm Moscoe time), Vera had taken the Warsaw-Podgorica flight

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Warsaw Open will be played from July 24-30. Earlier, the Sports and Tourism ministry of Poland had claimed that it has no legal instruments for admission of tennis players from Russia and Belarus to tournments in Poland.

WTA also took to Twitter to issue a statement on the matter.

WTA statement on Vera Zvonareva’s entry into Poland

The WTA is aware of the situation involving Vera Zvonareva in Warsaw.

The safety and well-being of all players is a top priority of the WTA.

Vera has departed Poland and we will be evaluating the issue further with the event.