CNN —Tennis player Elina Svitolina called her opponent, Russian Daria Kasatkina, a “brave one” following the Ukrainian’s upset win on Sunday. Last month, Kasatkina, Russia’s top-ranked female tennis player, also expressed her sympathy for Ukrainian tennis players who refuse to shake her hand after matches. She’s [a] really brave person to say it publicly, that not so many players did,” Svitolina said, after advancing to the quarterfinals of the French Open. “She’s a brave one.”Instead of a hand shake, Kasatkina gave her opponent a thumbs up at the net after losing match point. Russian and Belarusian players are currently still competing on the tours as neutral athletes without their flag or country displayed.

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Persons: Elina Svitolina, Daria Kasatkina, Svitolina, “, ” Kasatkina, Kasatkina, ” Svitolina, Benoit Tessier, it’s, ” Sabalenka, Sabalenka, ” Organizations: CNN —, New York Times, Ukrainian, Svitolina, Reuters, – Locations: Belarusian, Ukraine, Ukraine – Belarus, Russia