Ukrainian Elina Svitolina confirmed her return to the fore by reaching the quarters thanks to her victory in two sets (6-4, 7-6 (7/5)) against Daria Kasatkina, whom she greeted, unlike his other previous Russian opponents.
«Of course, I greeted her, and I thank her for the position she has taken. Of course, I recognize what she did, she is brave. She expressed herself publicly, not many players did. She is courageousSvitolina said of Kastkina. As expected, the two players did not shake hands at the end of the match, Kasatkina going directly to greet the chair umpire before giving Svitolina a thumbs-up in congratulations on her victory. Pro-LGBT, Kasatkina has repeatedly taken a stand against Putin’s Russia-led war in Ukraine, and accepts that Ukrainian women do not greet Russians or Belarusians. The day before, for example, Svitolina had chosen not to shake hands with the Russian Anna Blinkova, simply raising her thumb in her direction…
