Ukraine's Elina Svitolina refused to greet her Belarusian opponent Aryna Sabalenka at the end of the match. And she was booed by some spectators. Not a surprise for her who does not intend to change her position. "I don't know why she (Sabalenka) was waiting. My statements were very clear about the handshake. Then I expected anyone to lose in this situation to be booed. So it wasn't a surprise that I got booed.
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As long as the conflict continues in Ukraine, she refuses to shake hands with Russian and Belarusian players. She also questioned the lack of sanction against Aryna Sabalenka, who twice skipped her press conferences at Roland Garros without being sanctioned. : "I think we should all be on an equal footing. For example, why was Naomi (Osaka) fined last time and this time there is no fine for a player who does not come to a press conference? If there had been no fine for Naomi, it would have been different. But why do we treat differently? We should all be treated equally for all situations. I'm not trying to escape, I have my strong position."
