The first turn of the first day of competition in Roland Garros This caused the first controversy of the tournament. Its opponent is the Ukrainian tennis player Martha Kostyukwho was defeated by the authority of the second favorite in the draw, the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenkaneither 6-3 and 6-2 in first round.
In a match where Sabalenka ruled the game with authority in a contest where she wanted to aim to go far, costume became a hero in bringing to the field of sports the difficult situation going through in war in Ukraine, with Russia and Belarus In the spotlight. the ukrainian was initially denied congratulations to Sabalenka after the first drawafter that he didn’t want to take the obligatory photo.
Nor did she change her position a few minutes later, when Sabalenka sealed a resounding victory, leaving no options for her rival to fight for the match. Kostyuk refused to congratulate the winner online after his victory. This situation caused him a strong crowd boo Roland Garros when he left the track. Sabalenka at one point thought that the public’s complaints were directed at her, but she soon realized that they were focused on the attitude of her rival and celebrated her victory with the fans.
Source: La Verdad
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