Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk, left, refused to shake hands with Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus at the end of their first round match at the French Open. Sabalenka won in two sets, 6-3, 6-2. AP ...

Instead, the negative reaction was aimed at her opponent, Marta Kostyuk, for not participating in the usual post-match handshake up at the net. Kostyuk, who is from Ukraine, avoided so much as any eye ...

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 ...

Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine had the crowd on her side initially, but then was booed after she did not shake hands with Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus after losing to her in straight sets.

Top tennis players took the clay courts at the French Open on Sunday. Roland Garros is different this year though, with Rafael Nadal's absence as one significant abnormality. Serbian star Novak ...

Marta Kostyuk shakes the chair umpire’s hand after her French Open loss to Aryna Sabalenka on May 28, 2023. Getty Images. Initially, Sabalenka — who had approached the net as if anticipating ...

Kostyuk, who is from Ukraine, avoided so much as any eye contact with Sabalenka, who is from Belarus, after the match, instead walking directly over to acknowledge the chair umpire.

Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka powered into the second round of the French Open with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk in a feisty clash to start the year's second Grand Slam on Sunday, but ...

Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk lost to Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus' 6-3, 6-2. After the match, Kostyuk opted not to shake the Australian Open champion's hand. Advertisement ...

PARIS – At first, Aryna Sabalenka thought the boos and derisive whistles coming from the French Open crowd were directed at her after a first-round victory. Instead, the negative reaction was ...

Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk, left, refused to shake hands with Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus at the end of their first round match at the French Open. Sabalenka won in two sets, 6-3, 6-2. AP ...