Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina said that after winning the first round of the tournament in Eastbourne, Ukrainian athletes did not shake hands with Russians and Belarusians.
“The position of the Ukrainian players is quite clear and we must accept and respect it. We have to do this and the fans must also accept it,” Kasatkina said.
The day before, Kasatkina defeated the Ukrainian athlete Angelina Kalinina, who is ranked 26th in the WTA ranking, in two sets. The match ended with a score of 6:3, 6:1.
The match lasted 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Kasatkina made three aces, made a couple of mistakes, and also converted five of her seven breakouts. Kalinina failed to make a single serve, made three double mistakes and turned a quarterback break point.
In the second round, Kasatkina will play former world number one Karolina Pliskova from the Czech Republic.
Recall that Kasatkina remains the best of Russian tennis players in the WTA ranking, which was updated on June 26. Veronika Kudermetova moved up one place to 12th.
Formerly Daria Kasatkina statedthis worries their loved ones who are in Russia.