Aryna Sabalenka smacked a forehand winner to reach the French Open semifinals for the first time, then strode forward. Placing both hands atop the net tape, she leaned forward and stared directly at Elina Svitolina, her Ukrainian opponent.
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When she saw Sabalenka standing there after the match, Svitolina said, "My initial reaction ... was like, 'What are you doing?" Sabalenka -- who will play Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic in the semifinals on Thursday -- returned to the standard Q-and-A setting with reporters Tuesday, after skipping two such sessions because, she said, she "did not feel safe" after being asked about Belarus and Ukraine at her news conference last Wednesday and wanted to protect her "mental health and well-being."
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