The Russian star stepped onto court sporting the stylised angel wings of his very own fashion charity. It’s not-for-profit but who it is actually for is not entirely clear.
Top Ukrainian junior Yelyzaveta Kotliar said she was "deeply sorry" after her tennis federation criticised the 16-year-old for shaking the hand of a Russian opponent at the Australian Open.
Top Ukrainian junior Yelyzaveta Kotliar said she was "deeply sorry" after her tennis federation criticised the 16-year-old for shaking the hand of a Russian opponent at the Australian Open."We are not shaking hands.
Australian Open semifinalist Dayana Yastremska has come to the defense of Yelyzaveta Kotliar, a 16-year-old Ukrainian junior tennis player, during a press conference in Melbourne on Jan. 24.
Top Ukrainian junior Yelyzaveta Kotliar said she was "deeply sorry" after her tennis federation criticized the 16-year-old for shaking the hand of a Russian opponent at the Australian Open. Kotliar came under scrutiny at the opening Grand Slam of the year when she congratulated Vlada Mincheva after being beaten in the first round of the girls' tournament. The handshake defied an unwritten rule among her fellow Ukrainians to not congratulate their Russian and Belarusian opponents as war rages in their homeland.