Aryna Sabalenko defeated Elina Svitolina (6-4, 6-4) to advance to the semi-finals of Roland Garros, and the end of the match at the Philippe Chatrier arena was marked by a tense moment.

Elina Svitolina ignored Aryna SabalenkoPhoto: Aurelien Morissard / AP / Profimedia

Elina Svitolina booed Shatrier after refusing to shake Aryna Sabalenko’s hand

Sabalenko was waiting for Svitolina at the net, but she completely ignored her. As happened after Aryna’s match with Marta Kostyuk, the audience booed the representative of Ukraine.

Since the beginning of the war, by order of Vladimir Putin, Elina Svitolina has refused to shake hands with players from Russia and Belarus.

Know:

  • It was the third meeting between Sabalenko and Svitolina, now the Belarusian leads with a score of 2:1.
  • Aryna Sabalenko will fight for a place in the grand final of Roland Garros with Karolina Mukhova (43 WTA).
  • Getting to the semifinals is Sabalenka’s best performance at Roland Garros.
  • Players Sabalenka defeated at Roland Garros 2023: Marta Kostyuk (39 WTA), Iryna Shymanovich (214 WTA), Kamilla Rakhimova (82 WTA), Sloane Stephens (30 WTA) and Elina Svitolina (192 WTA).

The Roland Garros tournament takes place from May 28 to June 11, has a total prize pool of 49.6 million euros, and is the 127th tournament. Iga Sviatek and Rafael Nadal (14-time winner in Paris) became the champions of the title.