Russian tennis player Varvara Gracheva lost to Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina with a score of 3:6, 4:6 at the WTA 250 tournament held in Strasbourg, France today.
The interview lasted 1 hour and 23 minutes. Gracheva never hit the mark, making two double mistakes and transforming her only breakout point.
After the conversation ended, the girls ignored each other and did not shake hands. They approached the referee and shook hands with him. It is worth noting that earlier Svitolina refused to shake hands with Belarusian Alexandra Sasnovich.
Svitolina will face the winner of the match Clara Burel (France) vs Bernard Pera (USA) to reach the final of the tournament in Strasbourg.
Gracheva is 44th and Svitolina is 508th in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings. Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek continues to lead. It has 8940 points.
Arina Sobolenko is in second place (7541 points). He managed to close the gap thanks to a head-to-head win against Sventek in Madrid.
The top three are again American Jessica Pegula (5,205 points). He lost in the doubles final in Madrid, along with compatriot Corey Gauff.
It was previously reported that Ukrainian media described tennis player Strakhova’s matchup with Russian Khromacheva as embarrassing.