Belgian tennis player Marina Zanevskaya, who until 2016 represented Ukraine at international competitions, did not shake hands with Belarusian Arina Sobolenko after the US Open-2023 starting round match. The fight ended with the defeat of the ex-Ukrainian with a score of 3:6, 3:6. After the end of the match, Sobolenko was waiting for Marina at the net, but Zanevskaya basically ignored the athlete from the aggressor state.

We add that Zanevskaya is a native of Odessa, but since 2008 she has been living and training in Belgium.. In 2016, she changed her Ukrainian citizenship to Belgian and has been playing for this country ever since..

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russian invaders into Ukraine, the Belgian of Ukrainian origin has been playing her matches with a blue and yellow ribbon on her head. Earlier, 30-year-old Zanevskaya announced that she would retire after the US Open-2023 due to a chronic back injury.. Recall that Elina Svitolina and Lesya Tsurenko continue to represent Ukraine at the US Open, who successfully overcame the starting circle. Three more Ukrainian tennis players - Angelina Kalinina, Marta Kostyuk and Ekaterina Beindl - flew out at the start of the US Open main draw.