Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina refused to shake hands with the second racket of the world from Belarus Arina Sobolenko after the match of the 1/4 finals of Roland Garros.

The fight ended with the victory of Sobolenko, after which the Ukrainian woman approached the judge and shook hands, but ignored her opponent, and the audience in the stands began to whistle.

Aryna Sabalenka gets the better of Elina Svitolina to advance to the French Open semi-finals! The two do not share a handshake at the net? #RolandGarros pic. twitter. com/OR0SLzLJwZ.

— Eurosport (@eurosport) June 6, 2023.

" I'm not going to please everyone. I have my position and I stick to it.. I'm not going to sell my country for the sake of people's sympathy,"

Note that the same situation occurred after the match between Arina Sobolenko and another Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk in the first round of the tournament in Paris.

Recall that the Russians and Belarusians were not suspended from tournaments under the auspices of the WTA and ATP, so they continue to play in a neutral status.

Sobolenko at Roland Garros began to hold secret press conferences to avoid questions about the war in Ukraine.

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Earlier it was reported that the Slovak tennis player entered the Roland Garros match against the Russian woman in the colors of the Ukrainian flag..