Raducanu’s Wimbledon snub speaks volumes, Ukrainian star refuses to shake arms

Elina Svitolina has doubled down on her stance to not shake arms with Russian and Belarusian gamers as she prepares to face Victoria Azarenka.

The Ukrainian star has stood defiant in her refusal in opposition to the pre and post-match traditiion resulting from Russian’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, which started 17 months in the past.

And Svitolina, who faces Azarenka for a spot within the spherical of 16, stated: “I played a couple of players from those countries in Paris as well, so it’s nothing for me. I just try even more to win and try to win for my country.

“Definitely there was loads of misunderstanding in Paris, everybody understood my place, so hopefully it will likely be the identical and my place is identical. For these gamers, it is nothing new for them.”