MOSCOW, July 26. /TASS/. The American visa for Russian tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova is ready, Spokesperson at the US Embassy in Moscow Andrea Kalan wrote on her official Twitter page on Friday.

"We’ve seen press reports about tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova and her visa concerns. We have reached out to her directly to make sure she can travel and compete, but no answer. If you’re reading this, Svetlana, give us a call — your visa is waiting for you!" she wrote.

Yesterday, Kuznetsova announced that she had been forced to withdraw from the WTA tournament in Washington due to issues with her US visa. The tournament will run from July 29 through August 4, last year the Russian won the title. The tennis player earlier pointed out that she had been waiting for her visa to be ready since February.

Earlier, the Russian Embassy in the US sent a note of protest to the Department of State, demanding that they cease the discriminatory policy of refusing visas to Russian participants in international events.