Ukraine Tennis Superstar Refuses to Make a Move Towards Opposing Nations | #shorts #sports

Sports News Live | "Ukraine Tennis Superstar Refuses to Make a Move Towards Opposing Nations" | #shorts #sports Marta Kostyuk, a Ukrainian professional tennis player, has recently announced that she will not be shaking hands or any other customarily friendly gestures with all of her tour rivals from Russia and Belarus who have not spoken out against the invasion of her home country. Last year at the US Open, Kostyuk also refused to engage in the customary handshake with former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka. She further stated that she "barely" says "hi" to her Russian and Belarusian competitors. Kostyuk's refusal to engage with the players from the countries that are currently invading Ukraine is a clear statement of her stance and a very powerful one at that. Her decision has been met with both criticism and praise. Kostyuk has expressed that she was "taken aback" by the support she has received for her actions, saying that it had "made her proud" to be Ukrainian. [-] ================= #MartaKostyuk #UkraineInvasion #USOpen #VictoriaAzarenka #UkrainianPride #RussianBelarusianRivals #NoHandshake #PowerfulStatement #CriticismAndPraise #MadeProudToBeUkrainian #manoramanews - Check Our Channel: http://bit.ly/3zAerCB - Check Our Channel: https://bit.ly/YThumix [ This video made with VidIQ ] Join for free now: https://vidiq.com/genznews [-] ================= Copyright: This video was made with the Fair Use Policy. Text and Images are used for knowledge purposes only. Text and Images Credit: Inshorts