Marta Kostyuk compares the support in Wimbledon following hostile crowd reaction in Paris as Maria Sakkari gets a better reception

Marta Kostyuk talks about how different the support was in Wimbledon compared to French Open.

Marta Kostyuk compares the support in Wimbledon following hostile crowd reaction in Paris as Maria Sakkari gets a better reception

Marta Kostyuk (Credits: Reuters)

Marta Kostyuk spoke in the players’ press conference after her first-round win against Maria Sakkari about how the Wimbledon support is different from the support she received from the crowd as she walked away at the Roland Garros this after refusing to shake hands with the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka last year after her match.

She spoke about how the crowd supported Maria Sakkari at the beginning of the match but by the end of it, she was happy with the support she received from them at Wimbledon. 

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Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk beat Greek Maria Sakkari in three sets, after losing the first set 0-6 she made an amazing comeback and won the next two sets with the score of 7-5 6-2. Starting off on a tough note she managed to win the match, taking out the hard hitting Sakkari, shocking the tennis world as no one expected Sakkari to bow out in the first round of the tournament.

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Marta Kostyuk talks about how she will never understand the French crowd

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Marta Kostyuk (Credits: The Straits Times)

The French crowds are known to be rude and obnoxious to the players and everyone is aware of that. After Marta Kostyuk’s match against Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka at the French Open, she did not shake hands with Sabalenka as a sign of showing her support for her country (Ukraine) in the war, which led to the crowds booing her as she walked off.

She spoke to the press about how that was questionable behaviour from the fans and that she just didn’t understand it and she never will. She said they can do whatever they want but she doesn’t understand it. 

She spoke about how the crowds started off supporting Sakkari but as the match went on they supported her, and how she was fine with the support the Greek was receiving as she is a top 10 player and Kostyuk ranked 36 in the world. “You know, I was fine with it Very happy with the support at the end of the match’,’ she said with a smile.  

Marta Kostyuk is set to face the 25-year-old Spanish Paula Badosa in the second round of the Wimbledon as the matches have been delayed due to rain.

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