Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk refuses to shake her hands with Belarusian Victoria Azarenka after 2R defeat at US Open 2022 × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Tennis US Open 2022 News

Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk refuses to shake her hands with Belarusian Victoria Azarenka after 2R defeat at US Open 2022

By Pritha Ghosh Modified 02 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Marta Kostyuk refuses to shake her hands with Victoria Azarenka Victoria Azarenka extended her solid run at the US Open after defeating Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk in the second round. The three-time finalist prevailed 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the third round, where she will lock horns with the winner between Petra Martic and Paula Badosa. US Open Tennis@usopen3x #USOpen finalist Victoria Azarenka is quietly into Round 3297363x #USOpen finalist Victoria Azarenka is quietly into Round 3 https://t.co/Czbhw6VkvR After their match was over, the duo didn't engage in the customary post-match handshake. Usually, a player meets their opponent at the net and shakes hands with them, irrespective of the result of the tennis match. However, in this instance, Kotsyuk, a Ukrainian, declined to shake hands with the Belarusian; instead, they simply touched racquets before parting ways. cobra@murioeltenisibuprofeno 600 en la farmacia de la esquina si te duele algo martita394ibuprofeno 600 en la farmacia de la esquina si te duele algo martita https://t.co/cUWrODwcOa The recent history between the two players has not been particularly kind because Belarus, Victoria Azarenka's homeland, has sided with Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, Kostyuk's homeland.

Marta Kostyuk announces her absence from the US Open charity match for Ukraine cites Victoria Azarenka s presence as one of the reasons

Dubai Duty Free Tennis - Day Two The USTA previously held the "Tennis Plays for Peace" exhibition event to help the people of Ukraine on Ukraine's Independence Day, August 24, as part of the Tennis Plays for Peace program. Like other high-profile players, Marta Kotsyuk, Ukraine's No. 3, was one of the players who received an invitation to participate in the exhibition but turned it down. In an interview with BTU Portal, the 20-year-old disclosed that she did not participate in the fundraising event due to the presence of some Russian and Belarusian players. "Of course, I received an invitation. I think all our players got them. When Lesya Tsurenko and I found out - I'm only talking about us now, because we didn't ask anyone - so when we found out that there would be representatives of Russia or Belarus at this event, I immediately said that I will not participate in this," Kostyuk said. She was enraged that no one had asked the Ukrainian players if they wanted Russian and Belarussian players to participate at the event. "First of all, no one asked the Ukrainian athletes if they wanted any of these players to be present. Of course, no one is interested in this, it is the Independence Day of Ukraine, but what Ukrainians think is not interesting, is it?" she added. Ukrainian Tennis ENG@ukrtennis_eng#Kostyuk: Nobody asked our opinion on such an idea to invite RUS/BLR players. Nobody is interested in that. It’s on Ukraine’s Independence day [& also the six-month mark of Russia’s invasion], but what the Ukrainians actually think, nobody is interested in that too.144#Kostyuk: Nobody asked our opinion on such an idea to invite RUS/BLR players. Nobody is interested in that. It’s on Ukraine’s Independence day [& also the six-month mark of Russia’s invasion], but what the Ukrainians actually think, nobody is interested in that too. Kostyuk was particularly infuriated by the appearance of Victoria Azarenka, primarily because the Belarusian, despite her position on the WTA player's council, offered no assistance to her or other Ukrainians. "Secondly, I did not understand the reason why they called Victoria Azarenka. There was no open help from her in our direction. She did not communicate with me, but I know that she communicated with Sergiy Stakhovsky, with Gael Monfils in Madrid," Kostyuk said. Ukrainian Tennis ENG@ukrtennis_eng# Kostyuk: So you’ve never talked to us about the Russia’s war, we haven’t seen a clear public stance, you don’t have a friendly relationship with us, but you want to join a pro-Ukrainian event. You don't talk to us, but you just go and do this. I don’t get it.173# Kostyuk: So you’ve never talked to us about the Russia’s war, we haven’t seen a clear public stance, you don’t have a friendly relationship with us, but you want to join a pro-Ukrainian event. You don't talk to us, but you just go and do this. I don’t get it. Keeping the dissatisfaction of the Ukrainian players in mind, the USTA later announced that Victoria Azarenka would be excluded after her nationality caused issues in the days preceding up to the event.Mario Boccardi@marioboc17Victoria Azarenka has been excluded from the exhibition for Ukraine, despite her willingness to participate. This has made in order to not hurt Ukrainian players' sensibility

I'm a bit sad for Vika. What do you think about this?928Victoria Azarenka has been excluded from the exhibition for Ukraine, despite her willingness to participate. This has made in order to not hurt Ukrainian players' sensibilityI'm a bit sad for Vika. What do you think about this? https://t.co/35FBpiBj98 Also Checkout:- US Open 2022 Schedule Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Keshav Gopalan × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी