Azeranka is a class act

Azarenka classy,very smart,so respectful and i must say that she is a true champion with a heart❤❤❤❤❤❤

Respect to azarenka, she is not to blame for the current war

The players don't run their government. You don't win an argument dividing people, you win an argument uniting people. Players blaming other players is even more ignorant.

Elina is wrong. She isn't improving anything.

Azarenka is 100% right. There's no thing she could have done that would have been right. It's childish behavior by Svitolina. Tennis players are no politicians or soldiers...

And what does that have to do with a tennis match????

I'm with Azarenka 100%... she did nothing wrong. what do they say in basketball? "shut up and dribble"... well maybe they should start saying shut up and serve the ball! At the end of the day they are athletes not politicians.

Azarenka is such a smart and classy player. The other one? Not so much, brabbling about things neither Russian nor Belarussian players can be held responsible for. Azarenka accepts her decision due to respect of the opponent, Svitolina has no such thing as respect. Maybe a fine would help her remind that the tennis court is not a battlefield and post match interviews are no place for war propaganda.

Not sure why Azarenka gets so much hate. Every interview I’ve seen her in she conducts herself really well. The British public and Elina… not so much. But we all know the British public love a good double standard when it suits them. Even when being booed she handled it well

Lol I love Azarenka responses

Another Double Standard of western world. "Dont bring politics to sport" unless u r european😂

Azarenka is right it's her decision there is nothing to say.

Elina needs to stop being so petty. Yes the Ukraine situation is horrible, but tennis players are not responsible. That is the real shame here.

Azarenka was right she respected svilotina decision unlike sabalenka

Keep politics out of sports. Point period.

and who is fascist here?

If sport was about invading other countries , there would be no hand shakes with US athletes last 60 years.

Finally, I'm glad Svitolina is out of the tournament. No more drama and booing by people who should know better, and the organizers are mute about it is so shameful. I wonder what would have happened if a black player takes the knee or raises BLM issues? So shameful.

As far as I know, a player who refuses to shake hands should be fined. That was the rule before, it should be now too. There is no official statement for no shaking hands. This torture by Svitolina has to stop ones for good. She’s the one who starts the fire and hate between them.

Go and fight then

If she truly wants to protest she shouldn’t play against them. Forfeit the match if she wants to protest.

I LOVE AZARENKA

Look at Svitolina's body language of slamming into the table with her fist, it's disgusting

Nobody should be wanting to shake hands with any American for the war damage we’ve done in this world

BUT WHAT WHERE HER(SVETLINA) SOLDIERS DOING IN IRAQ ALL THOSE YEARS AGO. HYPOCRITS???

You play sports to show you are greater than a conflict ❤❤❤

Azarenka is a smart woman

Svitolina really said that?? And she's a mother 😭🙈 Poor woman...

This is an extremely naive argument. One cannot easily separate people and their government. I bet there are are a lot of players at any given time who support the actions of their government, especially during a war. Sports are not separate, never have been and never will be.

Azarenka lives in the States. She is more Western than Belorussian. She seems to be more open minded about the topic and respects Svitolina’s decision.

You are losing at the moment svitolina 😂

Love Azeranka ❤

Thank God Svitolina is out.

No player deserves to be booed,its not there fault that Russia invaded Ukraine,booing at Wimbledon shouid be banned

You are so wrong Elina Svitolina 🤦🤦. You should be promoting peace by showing your friendship with Russians or Belarusian players instead. Great answer from Azarenka 👍

Elina would never shake my hand for the rest of her career, Russian players had nothing to do with the war, the Ukrainian players and tournaments should be ashamed of how they're treating the Russian, Belarusian players it ridiculous.

FIFA always said Sport United people. If she shake her hand she will get 100/00 respect and love from everyone

But she will still shake hands with Russian players that don’t represent Russia like Kenin! She needs to make up her mind!

I can't wait to watch Svitolina lose again at a Grand Slam, it's literally half the pleasure of WTA GS events.

They fact she shakes hands with other countries that pushed to that invasion to happen show clearly her lack of knowledge on international politics therefore I understand her pain but makes no sense her demands !

If she would’ve given Azarenka a two-minute hug at the net THAT would’ve showed the whole world something

Absolutely pathetic refusing handshakes!! We’re all people who SHOULD just like each other on this earth, which is governed by total maniacs!

Svitolina is right. No handshakes with Russians

If Elina thinks she's promoting her country, her sport, and herself as tennis player from Ukraine by behaving like that, she's dead wrong. She's attracting attention for sure, just not the kind of attention she wants.

Reading comments here I still think that the crowd booed at Elina not Azerenka

She shud have been thrown out of the tournament first. Never been allowed to participate under such crazy demands. These ppl are a joke. and that too an unfunny one.

Relax elina. Vika is a tennis player. It won't mean you are a thief if your sibling was caught shoplifting, right? Let alone matters decided at the governmental level. I think all you Ukrainian players are being absurd. I look forward to the day when Ukraine becomes the attacker and you people get the same treatment through no fault of yours. Put yourself in Vika's shoes...the worst thing one can possibly do is blame someone for a situation she has nothing to do with. War makes people biased and you are one good example of that ignorance. Time to wake up.

Svitolina is the best!

How they annoy the world with politics those Ukrainians🤮🤮🤮

Why is she involving Belarus? Is she mental?

I so desperately wanted to see a Svitolina V Sabalenka final with Sabalenka being crowned the winner - that would be the most awkard award ceremony in history 😂

Azarenka it is nor laugh. you must understand.

Immature responses from someone who doesn't understand that sport and politics are 2 different things. Feel sorry for svitolina

Svitolina the drama queen politician, so happy to see you knock out

So you think not shaking hands with someone who is from the country your country is at war witht will encourage peace?

No athlete can make its own rule wether ukranian or russian , if you disrespect other opponent in the sport you should get banned and fined. So it will be a lesson for the rest of the athletes. If you really want to fight a war , you can go in the battlefield,and show your courage there but not here by acting childish and follish against another athlete

Svitolina is annoying and pretentious. Azarenka is a whole mood

SILLY SVITOLINA, DON´T BRING WAR TO SPORTS ARENA.

What the hell did Svitolina do to her face ?

Wouldn’t this be the same as a black player not shaking a white player's hand meanwhile the white player may support black equality? Seems very counterproductive.

Tennis or Sport is nothing to do with war or policts. Do not victimise innocent people. FIFA should do something about it. Ignorant people booed a innocent woman what a shame

Keep politics out of professional sports. Athletes are caught in the middle.

Leave the politics & what's happening where it is & don't bring it or play with what's happening outside🤷🏽‍♂️

what does elina want vika to do or really any belorussian and russian players

the attendees at Wimbledon are a shame

What about Donbass people killed from naziukrain since 2014?! Almost 15000 people, Kids as well. Nobody should shake your hands svitolina

Bitterlina is wrong.

4 Ukraine province voted to be 4 Russian province

How dumb is this? Basically “because the country where you were born is fighting the country where I was born” I’m not going be a good sportsman. 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡.

This is not sport spirit. Not nice! If they can play each other they can shake hands. So improper! Mixing politics with sport?? !! That's not sport. Horrible mentality

No but Elian was completely in the WRONG! home girl needs to wake up and realize that it’s ok to be a good human being and be respectful enough to simply shake another fellow human beings hands! It’s absolutely INSANE to me this sad ignorant world we live in and Elina and living proof like grow up, uniting people together is better than dividing them up!

The woke media: ...V azarenka gets booed for refusing to shake hand with Elina....🤬🤬

Natonian Svitolina against her Russian heritage

Svitolina? really ignorant. Used sport and an opponent as a purpose Politician or to blame for what happens in Ukraine and from extremely stupid people. Really sad to hear these words and it really makes me question the lucidity of analysis of many Ukrainians.

... yet I shake hands with ukrainians and russians and belorussians if it should happen to come to the points ^-^

the Ukrainian player is acting like a xenophobe…. 🙄

How is it her fault for her country's President decisions ?

Thanks for the ukraninan support. That's what makes the difference otherwise the world keeps ignoring the reality. Because is not happening to them. So only if you get in invaded you Care. But if it happens to others, then is okay?

Nice sunglasses

I’m sorry girls that there’s shitty beef between ya

Azarenka needs to read the room ! It is not about her ! Many UkRANIAN’s have lost lives, are maimed and displaced world wide a result of a conflict her country chose to be a part of . Sport or no sport she as part of humanity should condemn what is wrong and take a stance . Rublev did so, his actions were noted . Azarenka has a choice to not take a stance ! Then deal with the repercussions, regardless . Svitolina has a right , she is Ukraine and holds her people and country to her heart ❤️.

Boo, It said zero comments. Nowhere near first today.

Damn that bellarus chick makes me wish i could visir there. Seems 10 times more mature than her age is. Good luck finding a chick like that in America that acts like a lady

Elina lose

You both Slavic ?

they should go to shake hands and if refused will be clear... but she did not

KIEVAN-RUS WAKE UP MISS UKRAINE 😂😂

Sport has always transcended politics and been a uniting force regardless of politics

SHIT’olina

They shouldn't be participating in the event.

Svitolina is ukro nazi

Why she should shake hands with the players from country which invaded and the country which supported the invasion.?

Z

Pure 🧠 of Viktoria

Hahah well said azarenka . Azarenka should be president

No return of territories ever again... it was always Russian.

Stop promoting politics threw the sports

SALO URONILI

Hope you realized that it's better to be a grown up human being than to create drama for no reason, bye politician