Svitolina wants practical help for Ukraine not tennis rows over handshake
Elina Svitolina urged tennis to focus on the suffering in Ukraine rather than issues the war is causing within the sport after reaching the second round of the French Open.
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Too much 'rubbish' being talked about Ukraine on tour, says Svitolina
PARIS : Discussions about the war in Ukraine on the tennis circuit avoid the important issues and are just empty words that do not support people who are suffering, Ukrainian Elina Svitolina said on Monday.
Ukraine's Kostyuk Booed At French Open As Tsitsipas, Rublev Move On
Aryna Sabalenka won a politically-charged French Open duel against Marta Kostyuk on Sunday as jeers and boos rained down on the defeated Ukrainian who refused to shake hands with her Belarusian opponent. World number two and Australian Open champion Sabalenka swept 10 of the last 12 games to win 6-3, 6-2 as she kick-started her push to reach the second week in Paris for the first time. Kostyuk honoured her pledge not to shake hands with Sabalenka in protest at Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Belarus is a key military ally of Moscow.
French Open 2023: Aryna Sabalenka 'one of three top favourites', says Barbara Rittner as Belarussian progresses
Aryna Sabalenka will be a tough proposition for anyone at the French Open if the current warm conditions continue, reckons Barbara Rittner. World No. 2 Sabalenka spent just one hour and 11 minutes on court as she saw off Marta Kostyuk, and appeared to be in fine fettle despite her recent first-round loss at the Italian Open in the lead-up to Roland-Garros.
Take a personal stand on war, Ukraine's Kostyuk tells Sabalenka
PARIS : Marta Kostyuk refused to shake hands with Aryna Sabalenka after their first-round match at the French Open and the Ukrainian feels the Belarusian should take a stronger, more personal stand against the war.
French Open 2023: Eighth seed Maria Sakkari falls after surprise straight-sets loss to Karolina Muchova
Maria Sakkari was dumped out of the French Open after a disappointing straight-sets 7-6(5) 7-5 loss to the unseeded Karolina Muchova. The Greek eighth seed raced into a 3-0 lead, winning her opening game to love before breaking Muchova in the next game and taking her next service game again without dropping a point. Ad From there though, things went awry.
Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk booed at French Open after snubbing Belarusian star Aryna Sabalenka
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Sabalenka surges, Kostyuk urges stronger anti-war stance after French Open boos
PARIS :The fickle Paris crowd made themselves heard on the opening day of the French Open as they booed when Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk refused to shake hands after her first-round defeat by Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus on Sunday.