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As the 2023 French Open gets underway, the tension between Ukrainian athletes with their Russian and Belarusian counterparts continues. This strain was on display Sunday during the first round of the tournament between second-ranked women s player Aryna Sabalenka and Marta Kostyuk.Sabalenka, a Belarusian star who is among the favorites to win this year s tournament, easily defeated Ukrainian Kostyuk 6-3, 6-2, but it s what occurred after the match that became noteworthy.Kostyuk refused to shake Sabalenka s hand or interact with her in any way following the
stanley website match. It is a stance Kostyuk has taken with Russian and Belarusian opponents since Russia s invasion of Ukraine. This time, the lack of a handshake drew loud boos from those on hand at Sunday s match.Kostyuk explained that she does not respect Sabalenka, claiming she has not spoken out against the war. Someone like Aryna who is traveling the world, who has a big platform of people who support her, I mean I speak out about things. I see the New York Times, the Washington Post, like CNN, the BBC, there are so many platforms that millions and billions of people in the world rea
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