Tag: Elina Svitolina

No handshake, boos from a “drunk crowd” and the guilty Pimm’s: “It was unfair”

Sebastián Varela 10 July, 2023

LONDON – The handshake at the net. That gesture that is taught from a young age in tennis schools as a sign of respect for the opponent that cannot be negotiated, whether the match has gone one way or the

“We share locker room with people who want us dead”: tension increase between Ukrainians and WTA

Sebastián Varela 9 July, 2023

LONDON – During a Wimbledon edition with less political discussion than expected, one of the Ukrainian tennis key actors spiced up with a series of allegations: “We share locker rooms with people who want our families dead and our people

“My reaction was like, what are you doing? I’m not shaking hands” – Svitolina surprised about Sabalenka’s attitude

Sebastián Varela 6 June, 2023

There was only one certainty about what would happen after the match between Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina and Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka. Or rather, it was known what would not happen: there would be no handshake at the net. Sabalenka won, celebrated,

Tag: Elina Svitolina

No handshake, boos from a “drunk crowd” and the guilty Pimm’s: “It was unfair”

“We share locker room with people who want us dead”: tension increase between Ukrainians and WTA

“My reaction was like, what are you doing? I’m not shaking hands” – Svitolina surprised about Sabalenka’s attitude

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