Donna Vekic had some strong words when asked about her cold handshake with Zheng Qinwen as the Croatian tennis star shared that “a lot of controversial stories” are floating about the Chinese in the locker room but didn’t want to go into detail.
On Saturday, Vekic, 28, suffered a 2-6 3-6 loss to 21-year-old Zheng in the Paris Olympics final. While Vekic gave credit to Zheng for her performance and acknowledged that the Chinese was the better player that year, one thing stood out – it was a very frosty handshake at the net that occurred moments after the match was over.
And in an interview with a Croatian newspaper, Vekic confirmed that she was indeed annoyed with Zheng since she felt the 2024 Australian Open finalist was “constantly delaying the service” and subtly trying to disrupt her rhythm with her actions.
“She was constantly delaying the service, as soon as someone’s voice was heard or someone moved in the crowd. She took time-outs completely incorrectly. We cannot expect spectators to sit like statues. There are a lot of controversial stories about her, but I won’t talk about that now,” Vekic told Croatian paper Jutarnji.
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