Athletistic/Tennis. Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk has explained the decision not to shake hands with Belarusian Victoria Azarenka after their US Open second round match.

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“It’s my decision because none of them have publicly condemned the actions of their governments. And I can’t support that. I’ve had dealings with some of them, but they don’t m haven’t even approached some of them have really big fan bases a lot of people all over the world support and watch them but they don’t use it properly I never had personal hatred for Azarenka but since she plays such a big role in Belarus both outside of tennis and in the world of tennis, I feel like she could do more, at least in our personal relationships and around the players.” said Kostyuk, quoted by Tennis.com.

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