Ukranian player booed off by French Open crowd after refusing Belarusian opponent's handshake jamesgraysport reports from RolandGarros ➡️ More via iPaperSport
“I mean sorry guys, at the first I thought these boos were against me. I was a little surprised. Then I felt your support – so thank you so much for that.Sabalenka had said in pre-match media that she understood why Kostyuk would not want to shake her hand but that “if she hate me, okay, I can’t do anything about that”.
Even the pre-match ceremony was shortened, with French Open organisers choosing not to arrange a photo with the two competitors and the mascots who had performed the coin toss.
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