Athletistic/Tennis. Russian Tennis Federation President Shamil Tarpishchev spoke about Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk, who refused to shake hands with Belarusian Victoria Azarenka after losing in the second round of the US Open.
“They didn’t shake hands, but they touched the rackets. So everything is relative. During the covid pandemic, everyone also thanked each other with rackets,” Tarpishchev said, as quoted by RIA Novosti Sport. .
Azarenka defeated Kostyuk with the score 6:2, 6:3. Croatian Petra Martic will be Victoria’s next opponent.
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