LONDON : Win or lose, Victoria Azarenka knew there would be no handshake offered by Ukrainian rival Elina Svitolina at the end of Sunday's Wimbledon contest that had been billed as the 'battle of the mums'.What the Belarusian did not expect was to be booed off court after she had played her part in entert
LONDON : Win or lose, Victoria Azarenka knew there would be no handshake offered by Ukrainian rival Elina Svitolina at the end of Sunday's Wimbledon contest that had been billed as the 'battle of the mums'.
After stopping in her tracks to face the jeering fans, she banged both fists together above her head and departed the arena with the boos still ringing around her ears. Asked in a press conference if she felt that she was being victimised by the crowd, Azarenka snapped:"Victim? Victim that somebody didn't shake my hand? Please. I think we've got bigger...
"I know Elina for a very long time. I've always had a good relationship with her. And the circumstances, it is what it is, and that's it," said Azarenka, who turned up for her press conference hiding her eyes behind a pair of dark sunglasses."She doesn't want to shake hands with Russian, Belarusian people. I respected her decision.
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