Athletistic/Tennis. 26-year-old Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina, ranked 11th in the world rankings, expressed her opinion that Ukrainian players refuse to shake hands after matches with Russian and Belarusian tennis players.
“The position of the Ukrainian players is very clear and we have to accept it and respect it. We have to do the same, and the fans have to understand it too,” Kasatkina said after winning the first round of the tournament in Eastbourne (UK). United). ).
In this match, Kasatkina (9th seed) beat the representative of Ukraine Angelina Kalinina, who occupies the 26th place in the world ranking, with the score 6:3, 6:1. Kalinina refused to shake hands with the Russian athlete.
Kasatkina’s next opponent in Eastbourne will be Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic, a former world No. 1 and holder of 16 WTA titles.
- Russia’s Kasatkina and Ukraine’s Kalinina didn’t shake hands after the Eastbourne tournament match. VIDEO
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