Tennis
SOBOLENKO: “If Kostyuk hates me, I can do nothing about it”
world number two Arina Sobolenko She is aware that Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk will refuse to shake hands after her first-round match at Roland Garros.
“If she hates me, fine. I can’t help it.
There are people who love me and there are people who hate me. If he hates me, I have nothing against him.
If I could, I would stop the war. As for the handshake, I can understand Ukrainian women. If they shake hands with tennis players from Russia and Belarus, I guess they will get a lot of messages from their country.
So I understand why they didn’t. At the same time, I think that sports should not be associated with politics. It’s like we’re just athletes. I will be happy if they feel good without shaking hands,” Sobolenko said.
Source: Sport UA
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