Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk was booed at the French Open after not shaking hands with Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka because of the war. Kostyuk says the fans should be embarrassed.
By HOWARD FENDRICHAryna Sabalenka of Belarus, top, and Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk, left, refused to shake hands at the end of their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, May 28, 2023.
Sabalenka won in two sets, 6-3, 6-2. Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, top, and Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk, left, refused to shake hands at the end of their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, May 28, 2023. Sabalenka won in two sets, 6-3, 6-2.
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