Belarus's Sabalenka waits for a handshake from Ukraine's Elina Svitolina at French Open, meets media

PARIS—Aryna Sabalenka smacked a forehand winner to reach the French Open semifinals for the first time, then strode forward. Placing both hands atop the net tape, she leaned forward and stared directly at Elina Svitolina, her Ukrainian opponent. Sabalenka, the Australian Open champion whose nation, Belarus, helped Russia invade Ukraine to begin a war that now…

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