Tennis
KASATKINA: “Ukrainian players have many reasons not to shake hands with us”
The first racket of the Russian Federation Daria Kasatkina While he supported the Wimbledon organizers’ decision to cover all expenses of the Ukrainian players during the turf season, he also commented on Lesya Tsurenko’s failure to shake hands after the third round match in Madrid.
“Majority [украинских] Players can’t go back to their training grounds, they can’t go home, so I think it’s right to give them the opportunity to train in London. They can’t go home, they have to be on the road all the time and constantly pay for accommodation, so I think that makes a lot of sense.”
“The saddest thing is that the war is still going on, so of course Ukrainian players have many reasons not to shake hands with us. Actually, I was happy that he was waving at me. [когда покидала корт]”, – said Kasatkina.
Source: Sport UA
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