Sabalenka 'feels bad' for Ukrainian players amid war tensions

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 18, 2023 1:18 pm

RUSSIA'S invasion of Ukraine continues to stir tension in the tennis world, and Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka said Friday that it's not only Ukrainian players who are feeling the strain.

'Of course it's a lot of tension between us,' Australian Open champion Sabalenka said after beating Maria Sakkari to reach the final of the combined WTA and ATP Masters 1000 in the California desert.

PRECISE AND DEADLY A destroyed Russian armored personnel carrier (APC) stands on the side of the street in Vovchans’k, Kharkiv region on March 9, 2023. The largest Russian strikes on Ukraine in weeks killed at least six people and caused power outages across the war-battered nation on Thursday, March 9, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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