Anastasia Potapova and the Geopolitics of a Yellow Ball: A Global Game of Flags, Brands, and Banishment
PARIS – Somewhere between the espresso machines on Rue de l’Ancienne Comédie and the drone-shot skyline of Roland-Garros, Anastasia Potapova is quietly reminding the planet that geopolitics can still fit inside a tennis ball. One moment she’s hammering a forehand; the next she’s trending in four languages because someone recognized the ribbon in her hair…