Ukrainian tennis star Yelyzaveta Kotliar is underneath investigation in her homeland after shaking arms with a Russian opponent after her first-round match on the Australian Open, in accordance with The Daily Mail.

Kotliar misplaced to Vlada Mincheva 2-6 4-6 within the Girls' Singles draw.

It has been customary for Ukrainian and Russian gamers to not shake arms since battle erupted between the 2 nations in 2022.

Kotliar's father launched the next assertion: "The atmosphere here is extraordinary, which in itself puts a lot of pressure on the athletes.

"At the start of your profession, it is arduous to deal with this and never be nervous. Unfortunately, my daughter did not really feel calm, her feelings have been working excessive, so she wasn't fully in command of her behaviour.

"She automatically performed the post-match ritual, not realising that behind the net there was a representative of the country who launched the attack on our homeland.

"It was undoubtedly a mistake that Liza regrets and assures us that she is going to by no means permit something like that to occur once more."