Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk refused to shake hands with Belarusian athlete Victoria Azarenka after their match in the second round of the US Open (US Open).
Instead of the traditional handshake, the girls touched the rackets.
The game ended with the score 6:2, 6:3 in favor of the Belarusian tennis player. The duration of the match was 1 hour 29 minutes. “Sport-Express”.
Azarenka admitted that she was not surprised by such behavior.
“I don’t think it should be given much importance. I always shake hands with my opponents. In Washington, the situation was the same [украинкой Даяной] Yastremskaya, transmits Azarenka’s words US Open press service.
For reaching the 1/8 finals of the US Open, Azarenka will play with the winner of the match between Spaniard Paula Badosa and Croatian Petra Martic.
The US Open, the last of the four Grand Slams of the year, runs from August 29 to September 11. The current winner of the tournament in the men’s singles is Russian Daniil Medvedev, in the women’s – Briton Emma Radukanu. The total prize pool for the 2022 US Open will reach a record amount of more than $60 million.
Earlier, on August 3, the Ukrainian team in Thai boxing (Muay Thai) abandoned the World Youth Championship due to the participation of the Russians.
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