storm of boos on Svitolina, who doesn’t shake hands with Sabalenka

The last episode of the Ukraina/Russia war issue was about two high-ranking players like Elina Svitolina and Aryna Sabalenka, who challenged each other in the quarterfinals of the Roland Garros 2023. The match saw the Belarusian tennis star triumph with a double 6-4, qualified for the first time in the semifinals of the Parisian Grand Slam, who immediately after scoring the match point went to the net for the usual handshake with the her opponent.

So, the cold climate continues between some Ukrainian and Russian/Belarusian tennis players. Episodes are now on the agenda in which the two sides of this metaphorical coin throw digs or actual accusations at each other, reflecting (with due proportions, of course) the hatred that unfortunately exists at the moment between Russia and Ukraine.

Sabalenka’s expectation that was completely disregarded by Svitolina, who went straight to her by totally ignoring her.

Non è arrivata la stretta di mano tra Svitolina e Sabalenka, con quest’ultima ferma a rete, l’ucraina tira dritto#EurosportTENNIS | #RolandGarros | #Sabalenka | #Svitolina pic.twitter.com/OivWjeUgwA — Eurosport IT (@Eurosport_IT) June 6, 2023