“We have a certain position, we don’t accept handshakes. However, I think she is young and doesn’t have that experience. This can happen to anyone. I don’t have the right to judge her because I don’t know what happened “Whether it’s intentional or not. However, I am sure she supports Ukraine. I’m sure it was just a manifestation of her emotions and confusion,” Yastremskaya was quoted as saying by the tournament press service.
Previously, the father of the Ukrainian tennis player considered Kotlyar’s handshake with her Russian rival Mincheva a mistake.
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