Marta Kostyuk Refuses to Shake Hands with Russia's Varvara Gracheva After Winning First WTA Title
Posted : 05 April 2023
20-year-old Kostyuk defeated Gracheva, 22, 6-3, 7-5, in Austin, Texas.
In spite of defeating Varvara Gracheva of Russia to win the ATX Open, Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine declined to shake her hand.
She dedicated her victory to her country and those fighting and dying following Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year.
Being in my current situation, Kostyuk stated, winning this title is incredibly special.
She earlier declined to shake Belarusian Victoria Azarenka's hand at the US Open because of her strong opposition to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
In the conflict with Ukraine, Belarus has been a crucial ally of Russia.
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