Kostyuk hits out at Sabalenka and French Open crowd: 'I don't respect her'

Here we go again: sports and politics jumbled up.

I actually believe Marta when she says she never said she hates Sabalenka or any of the Russians and Belorussians.
However, her actions speak otherwise, and her childish attitude towards the situation only creates more division between everyone.

How pathetic! (Of course, I'm referring to Kostyuk)

why not joining their countrys army if you really love your country, why using issues of their country to become popular .😊

è ukraina, cosa ci si aspetta da certa gente che fa la pittima

And thats how you know this 'war' is complete BS. Thank you, Marta, for proving this point for the rest of the world through a tennis match!

You wanna know when people care least about the war or Ukraine? When billions and billions of another nations money goes to that 'war effort' (or whatever you want to call it) over there and that giving nation is itself imploding due to lack of leadership and pure evil from it's own administration.

(That, and when any hack celebrity gets behind a 'cause' - especially like this one - the stinkometer rating of BS is off the charts)

Agreed russians and Belarus players should be banned😂

Tennis players/athletes don’t declare war on countries. It seems so petty not to shake hands or look at people & it will seem the same 10 years from now. Hoping for the end of the fighting🙏🏻

Politicians messing up young people’s lives.

Every single sport in high level elevate the status to Geopolitics situation .

🇺🇦 the first victims in the world 🤔

Isn't she dating a Russian boyfriend

Живела Сабаленко!

SABALENKA SABALENKA SABALENKA......

How mi mi mi.. Viva Aryna Sabalenka, the greatest.

Победила сильнейшая Арина. Украинка смогла показать только слабость и злобу. Я думаю, что Арине не нужно рукопожатие слабой и агрессивной неудачницы. Ну и совет спортсменке из Украины - никогда не отчаивайся, позорься до конца. Привет любимым белорусам, я рада вашим победам! Так держать❤

Marta Kostyuk is a racist, simple.

Also if she's that bothered about the war why is she traveling the world playing tennis. Why not be back home helping the war effort.

She's a disgrace!

Belarusian and Russian athletes should be banned from all sports, so that they can feel the pain of the Ukrainians.

Sabalenka is a tennis player and has spoken out against the war. But also her and her family may be in danger If she does start shouting against the war publicly.

Sabalenka isn't Russian or a soldier. I don't get these Ukrainian athletes, go and fight on the front line like Usyk and Lomachenko that would make a huge impression.

She clearly sounds so immature and only making a fool of herself by behaving so childishly. Sabalenka doesn't give a s**t if Kostyuk doesn't respect her. She earns the respect of everyone by being the dignified one during all this. It's Kostyuk who loses respect from people for behaving like an immature child.

What does she think about the 18 thousand civils (women, kids) horribly mass murdered by the Ukranian army since 2014 in Dombass????????

What an idi ot that player! In ten years we'll feel even prouder that we booed her now! Her behaviour is disgusting!

1. I am not aware that Sabalenka is taking parts in Russian invasion of Ukraine
2. If Kostyuk really care about Ukraine. Why she does not support the war directly by donating her money to Ukraine people? Or perhaps take a break from the tour and go to Donetsk to help with wounded soldiers and displaced refugees.

I respect what Aryna says … why do athletes have to apologise? No need. Just get on with it. People too soft nowadays.

That’s like me saying I don’t respect black people because they’re black. It’s absolutely ridiculous that in a society where discrimination is wrong, the ability for selective discrimination is allowed in sport.

Ah the same as her president...making victum of herself

ask to your president first to solve the war !!

Ban all Ukrain "sportsman" from any competition....if they can't act like a sportsman,then they got nothing to do in tournaments....period!!

bad spirit

Nonsense athlete.

A lot of Belarusians and vast majority of Russians are war supporters...
I can't beleive how could it be possible but this is how it is...

Wimbledon jus happened 😮

An ukrainian shaking hands with a belarusian at a big event would do much more for peace than unnecessarily creating all this tension and drama.

"I wanna show people this war is bad...what if I bring the war into the sport"

Genius.

The Ukrainian players are being unfair, the Russian and Belarusian players can't speak out, they have family in their home countries, the moment they speak out, their families will get a knock on the door from the authorities and persecuted. Look at Russian nationals who have been put in jail for protesting against the war. If the Ukrainian players want to make a point, they should enlist in the army and fight the Russians.

Hello russian bots

Firstly congratulations Aryna Sabalenka ❤.
Secondly Some people lose ,but some people are simply losers like this ukrainian woman in the video

Keep politics out of sports!!!!

happy for Sabalenka!!!

I don't like these Ukrainians who play tennis with someone and refuse to shake hands. It's always Godless people who refuse to shake hands.

athletes should shut up about politics

She refused to shake her hand just because she is from Belarus, thats a racism she should get disqualified for that gesture.

Do you think Sabalenka is in the position to speak out, if she did her family is in danger. It's so narrow minded of her opponent. She should be fined at the least for such behavior.

Complicity does not always coincide with silence, particularly when the world is witness to the crime.

Kostyuk is garbage. She should be banned from WTA tour.

It’s interesting how much does she want sabalenka to say she doesn’t support the war? Does it need to be constant is once or in her case several times not enough.

I wish she would stop going to the net and inflaming the situation but the girl is young and has spoken out against the war. Leave her be and let her play tennis.

The screaming when she hits the ball on the other hand 😂

Kostyuk , stop playing tennis if you dont show fair play , and show hatres.
It is no sports men or women fault for the situation in your country, regardles the country they are coming from!
No one is obligated to act as you want !

sabalenka is nothing but a pathetic cheat, she has been fined on several occasions for her disgusting moaning and shouting to distract opponents. In 2019, she was fined $10,000 for making "unnecessary noise" during a match against Karolina Pliskova and again and again, she shouldn't be allowed to compete the cheat

Her people are dying at the hands of Russians daily. I refuse to shake hands with anyone who isn't speaking out against the killings of Americans by Russians!
🇺🇸🇺🇦🌻💙💛