Russian tennis player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova shared the view that Ukrainian tennis players refuse to shake hands with Russian women after head-to-head matches due to the situation in their homeland, at a press conference after qualifying for the second round at Roland Garros.
“I don’t really want to comment on the handshake because it takes so long and I’m here for tennis. Second, I don’t control the other players on the court. Don’t you want to shake hands? What can I do?” said Pavlyuchenko.
Recall that Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk refused to shake hands with Belarusian athlete Arina Sobolenko after the full-time match of the first round of the French Open (Roland Garros). It should be noted that this caused a great reaction in the French public at the stadium. Fans booed Kostyuk for refusing to shake hands.
formerly Kostyuk reacted After the match with Sobolenko at Roland Garros, the audience’s whistle.