MOSCOW, Aug 1 Belarusian tennis player Victoria Azarenka said that the decision to announce before the matches that there were no handshakes between Russian and Belarusian athletes and Ukrainians was 18 months late.
On Tuesday, Azarenka lost to Ukrainian Elina Svitolina in the first round of the tournament in Washington (USA). Before the match, it was announced that the athletes would not shake hands.
«I don't care, really. How long are we going to talk about this? Is it so important? Do people care that they write the same thing all the time? Such a decision — to explain something to the fans — is 18 months late «, — quotes Azarenka Real Time India.
Earlier, Svitolina called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to prevent Russian and Belarusian tennis players from participating in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.