Tennis
VIDEO. It doesn’t change common sense. Marchenko did not shake hands with the Russians
Ukrainian tennis player Ilya Marchenko (ATP 412) advanced to the competitor’s main draw in Quimper (France).
At the start of the qualifiers, Ilya confidently defeated Zimbabwe’s Benjamin Lok (ATP 376) and was defeated in a two tie-break today, January 24, in the qualifiers final. Ivan Gakhova (ATR 243) from Russia.
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Ivan Gakhov – Ilya Marchenko (Ukraine) – 6:7 (6:8), 6:7 (2:7)
It should be noted that in 2023, Marchenko won against the representative of the terrorist country, Alexei Vatutin. Then, after the victory, he did not shake his opponent’s hand. This time, Ilya did not thank his opponent for the game. The reason is simple – from a country that has launched a full-scale war against Ukraine.
Source: Sport UA
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