PARIS : Belarusian world number two Aryna Sabalenka reached the French Open semi-finals on Tuesday by beating Ukraine's Elina Svitolina and was accused of fanning the flames by waiting for a handshake that would not come before making her stance on the war clear.Czech Karolina Muchova earlier stopped form
PARIS : Belarusian world number two Aryna Sabalenka reached the French Open semi-finals on Tuesday by beating Ukraine's Elina Svitolina and was accused of fanning the flames by waiting for a handshake that would not come before making her stance on the war clear.
Having skipped two press conferences at Roland Garros after being grilled by the media about her personal stance on the war, Sabalenka finally addressed reporters again. "I really felt bad not coming here. I couldn't sleep. Like all those bad feelings were in my head," Sabalenka said. "I really hope you guys will understand me, my feelings. You know I really respect all of you and I'm always open. You can ask whatever you want. You will get all the information.
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