Former Ukrainian tennis star Sergiy Stakhovsky called out Aryna Sabalenka on Twitter, accusing the Belarusian tennis star of dropping “empty words.” This week in Stuttgart, top-ranked Belarusian tennis player Sabalenka said “I would stop the war if I could – but it’s not in my hands.” In recent weeks, Sabalenka has several times spoken about the locker room tension and feeling “hatred” from some players just because she is from Belarus.
“Arina Sabalenka, ‘If there would be anything I could do to stop the war I would do it but the reality is a cannot do anything’ The fact is that she even didn’t try to stop this war and she definitely has the platform to try.
So everything she says is empty words,” Stakhovsky tweeted.
arina sabalenka “If there would be anything I could do to stop the war I would do it but the reality is a cannot do anything”
The fact is that she even didn’t try to stop this war and she definitely has the platform to try.So everything she says is empty words. — Sergiy Stakhovsky (@Stako_tennis) April 19, 2023
Stakhovsky called out Sabalenka
Recently, Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko praised Sabalenka’s success from early 2023.
Addressing Lukashenko’s comments, Sabalenka acknowledged it didn’t help her situation in the locker room. Also,…
