Belarusian tennis player skips French Open presser citing 'mental health' concerns: 'I did not feel safe'
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French Open lets Belarus’ Sabalenka skip standard news conference after questions about Ukraine war
PARIS: Two years after Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open when she was fined, then threatened with disqualification, for skipping news conferences, another top tennis player — No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka, the Australian Open champion — was allowed to avoid the traditional postmatch session open to all accredited journalists and instead speak Friday with what was described as a “pool” of selected questioners. Sabalenka, who is from Belarus, didn’t appear at a news conference Friday after reaching the fourth round at Roland Garros for the first time with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Kamilla Rakhimova.
Aryna Sabalenka opts out of media duties for sake of her ‘mental health’
Aryna Sabalenka opted out of a post-match press conference after her third-round win over Kamilla Rakhimova on Friday following a number of tense exchanges with a Ukrainian reporter about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine after previous rounds here.
Sabalenka refuses French Open press conference 'to feel safe'
Belarusian star Aryna Sabalenka refused to do an official post-match press conference after her French Open match on Friday, claiming she "did not feel safe" when previously questioned about the war in Ukraine.
World Number Two Aryna Sabalenka Powers Into French Open Second Week
Aryna Sabalenka booked her place in the French Open last 16 for the first time with a straight-sets win over Russian Kamilla Rakhimova at Roland Garros on Friday. The Belarusian second seed is yet to drop a set in the tournament after a comfortable 6-2, 6-2 win against the world number 82. Sabalenka is one of the favourites for the championship after a fine start to the year, including securing her maiden Grand Slam triumph in Melbourne and lifting the Madrid Open title. "Every tournament is a different tournament, Roland Garros is completely different to Australia, a different surface," she said.
French Open 2023: Aryna Sabalenka storms into fourth round at Roland-Garros with straight-sets win
Aryna Sabalenka’s bid for French Open glory continued on Friday as the second seed made short work of Kamilla Rakhimova in a dominant 6-2 6-2 third-round win. The Australian Open champion needed just 67 minutes on court to wrap up a powerful victory, landing six aces and 27 winners along the way. Ad Sabalenka, who is yet to drop a set at Roland-Garros, will face Sloane Stephens or Yulia Putintseva next.
Sabalenka hurries into French Open fourth round
PARIS : Aryna Sabalenka wasted no time as she whizzed into the fourth round of the French Open with a 6-2 6-2 drubbing of Kamilla Rakhimova of Russia on Friday.