Lesia Tsurenko lasted just 52 minutes in the third round of the Australian Open, losing 6-0 to Aryna Sabalenko in a double, and the Ukrainian’s result became a topic of fun on social networks.

Lesya TsurenkoPhoto: Mondadori Portfolio / ddp USA / Profimedia

Lesya Tsurenko shut the mouths of skeptics after a complete failure at the Australian Open

Lesya Tsurenko did not shake Aryna Sabalenko’s hand at the end of their Australian Open match because of Belarus’ role in Russia’s war in Ukraine.

At the press conference, Tsurenko again spoke about the war, and people sharply objected to the player from Ukraine on social networks.

Later, Lesya Tsurenko posted a message on Twitter, in which she said that her boyfriend was in Russian captivity and went through terrible torture.

“I noticed that my defeat yesterday made many people happy. So this is my new post for you. Please send me anything you want.

I hope this will please you for a long time, but you know, on New Year’s my friend returned from Russian captivity after a year and a half. He lost 55 kilograms and got a leg infection, but the most important thing is that he is alive.

So I hope you too will have real reasons to be happy in life, and not just because some tennis player you’ve never met got beaten.” – said Tsurenko’s message.