Daria Kasatkina has 'very bitter feeling' after boos following Elina Svitolina match at French Open

Daria Kasatkina says she is «leaving Paris with a very bitter feeling» after she was booed following her French Open defeat to Elina Svitolina. Russian Kasatkina was seemingly booed for not shaking hands with Ukrainian Svitolina following the match. Ad However, Svitolina has said she would not shake hands with Russian or Belarusian players at the Grand Slam following Russia's invasion of her country.

Roland-GarrosRoland Garros 2023: highlights Sorribes Tormo — Haddad Maia24 MINUTES AGO Kasatkina did give Svitolina a thumbs up after the match and the gesture seemed to be reciprocated as Svitolina was also seen putting her thumb up. Kasatkina was also described as “brave” by Svitolina before their meeting having previously spoken out against Russia's war in Ukraine. «Leaving Paris with a very bitter feeling,” said Kasatkina on Monday.

“All this days, after every match I've played in Paris, I always appreciate and thanked [the] crowd for support and being there for the players. But yesterday I was booed for just being respectful on my opponent's position not to shake hands. »Me and Elina showed respect to each other after a tough match but leaving the court like that was the worse part of yesterday.

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