Ukrainian tennis player Vitaliy Sachko beat Russian Alibek Kachmazov in the final of the Challenger qualification in Germany and refused to shake his hand after the match.
The fight lasted 1 hour and 33 minutes.. The 25-year-old Ukrainian dealt with an opponent from the aggressor country, who played under a neutral flag, in two sets - 6:4, 6:3.
During the meeting, Sachko completed five aces, made two double faults, made six breaks and lost three games on his serve.
After the victory, the Ukrainian shook hands with the referee, but ignored the Russian, although tennis players traditionally shake hands after the game is over.. In the main draw, Sachko will play against the German Maximilian Marterer. The match will take place on Tuesday, January 31.
Earlier, TSN Prosport wrote that the Ukrainian football player of Marseille Ruslan Malinovsky hugged the Russian after the match of the French championship and ran into criticism from fans.