Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk refused to shake palms with Anastasia Potapova after she was crushed by the Russian on the Miami Open.
Their two nations are at warfare after Russia invaded Ukraine final 12 months.
Potapova, who was not too long ago warned after wearing a Spartak Moscow football shirt at a match, gained the second-round encounter 6-1 6-3.
Kostyuk has beforehand refused to shake hands with Russia’s Varvara Gracheva and Belarusian Victoria Azarenka.
Belarus has been a key ally of Russia within the warfare towards Ukraine.
After shedding to world quantity 26 Potapova, Kostyuk stated there had been no response from the WTA a few request from Ukrainian gamers to fulfill.
“Sure, we wished to have the assembly with the board and we did not get one. No reply, nothing, simply silence,” she stated.
WTA chief government Steve Simon recently told BBC Sport his organisation was doing as a lot because it was capable of for gamers from Ukraine.
“I imply, as soon as we’re within the assembly we are able to discuss it,” stated Thirty eighth-ranked Kostyuk. “Earlier than the assembly, I do not suppose it is a good suggestion to speak about what we wish to discuss there.”
Talking about Potapova’s warning for carrying a Spartak soccer shirt, she stated: “There are a variety of issues that I do not agree with that the WTA is doing. This isn’t going to vary something.
“I am going to simply get extra hate on-line. No matter I say, I’ll get a variety of hate. I do not know.
“Warning, no matter. You give her a warning… You’ll be able to droop somebody, I do not know. I am unable to touch upon that basically, it is simply humorous.”
Potapova will subsequent play American Coco Gauff, who beat Canada’s Rebecca Marino 6-4 6-3.
Jessica Pegula secured a 6-3 6-1 win over Canadian qualifier Katherine Sebov and can play fellow American Danielle Collins who beat Viktoriya Tomova 7-6 (7-3) 6-2.
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, of Kazakhstan, additionally made it by means of to the third spherical after a 7-5 4-6 6-3 victory towards Anna Kalinskaya.
