Russian flags have not returned to the WTA: it was a technical error
It seemed that four years after the invasion of Russia to Ukraine, which led to Russia being sanctioned in the sports world and Russian tennis players forced to compete without a flag, it appeared to come to an end when during a match at WTA Austin between Selekhmetova and Parks, the television graphics displayed the Russian flag. However, a day later it was revealed that it was a technical error in the TV production. According to information obtained by Punto de Break through José Morón, the WTA confirms that their policy of not displaying the Russian flag remains unchanged and everything will continue as before.
UPDATE 🚨
I just confirmed with the WTA itself that their policy of not showing the Russian flag has not changed.
If the flag was seen in any match (or the Ukrainian flag was not shown), it was due to a technical error. Everything will continue as it has been. https://t.co/iu6CAK8dnA— José Morón (@jmgmoron) February 25, 2026
This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Las banderas rusas no han vuelto a la WTA: se trató de un error técnico