no one needs to be a politician to have a political opinion, she is 25 years old, she is no longer a child who cannot give her opinion, it is an issue in which everyone must impose themselves. So opinions like yours add nothing to this unfair world and only make it worse. grow up
You are clueless. Think of your home and family and friends being bombed and attacked daily, them dying, starving, living in fear, their lives totally disrupted, ruined, how would you feel if you went through all that and were told to get over it. You have no compassion, empathy or understanding. What are you, 2 years old?
People who never had to fight for freedom or democracy won't understand their stance especially from behind the desk. The players won't pose or shake hand with any player from the agressor country because it can be used as a propaganda against them by government, opposition, soldiers, campaigners etc. There are Russian athletes who denounced the war and despite the praise or recognition they received from the Ukrainian athletes they're not excluded from boycott but it's not because of personal likes or dislikes but united front the country has taken since the invasion. Athletes might not be political activist but they are still citizens who elect government.
After watching all this handshake drama and the interview with Sabalenka I think Aryna won more than the match, I understand what Ukanian players are trying with the no handshake but when their opponents are actually against war like Kasatkina and Azarenka and there's still no handshake it changes a lot the way it's perceived. It's like friendly fire, Azarenka has donated to Ukrainian children and families so technically she is an ally to them and Ukranian players still won't shake her hand, they still want to put her as an enemy when she CLEARLY ISN'T. What Ukranian athletes are doing is clearly a bad strategy. Also today in the press conference Sabalenka clearly said that she is against war and that she is not supporting Lukashenko so I don't understand at this point why Ukrainians still want to bring her down, it looks like they just want to take revenge on someone
Every player should have right to play under her/his country's flag. One cannot choose the country of one's birth. WTA/ATP/ITF, stop this nonsense and do not mix sport with politics. Appointing "flag police" at the AO 2023 was not even childish... it was embarassing and insane... Wars are run by politicians not sportsmen/sportswomen. Why during the invasion of Iraq, 20 year bombing of Afghanistan not to mention the genocidal Vietnam war US, Australian, UK... athletes were allowed to compete under their national flag? USA invaded Iraq in 2003 and yet their flag was still allowed at the World Cup 2006 in Germany and 2010 in South Africa despite the fact they were still in Iraq. Either ban ALL flags of countries who go to war, or don't ban any of them. Another example; are Israeli (Para-)olympians responsible for the policy of their government towards Palestinians? * All wars are equal, but some wars are more equal than others.
@@kirrausanov I agree, some countries in the world pretend to be te "good guys" but they are definitely not, the base of USA economy is the weapons industry, what would happen if there were no wars and countries to supply with weapons?
I'm paraphrasing what Svitolina has said: I refuse to shake hands with Russian and Belarusian players and act as if nothing is going on. What would Ukrainian soldiers think of me shaking hands? I don't shake hands out of respect for the Ukrainian soldiers and Ukrainian people.
i mean is this still tennis at this point or politics .. once again you see how the media works just milk this controversy .. isnt it enough said why after every match .. they dont shake hands russian players are against the war aryna said it many times nobody supports it now get over it ..
Now she blames Sabalanka for the booing because she waited for a handshake at the net. And no Wimbledon wasn’t doing good last year by banning Russian players.
Right so why doesn’t she give money to the poor or fight for Ukraine…why a coward but just causing the stir on a tennis tournament and living a rich life
What i found weird is with the past couple Russian players Svitolina acknowledged them or gave them a thumbs up. With Sabalenka she straight up ignored her which made her come off like a sore loser.
She only gave thumbs to those Russians who were clearly stated their opinions against war. Sabalenka is not one of those. Especially taking her relationships with dictator Lukashenka and recent trips to Russia.
@@robbyten100 Do you know that in 2020 there were protests in Belarus? All oppositionists were imprisoned, and peaceful protesters were beaten by riot police. Now there are a lot of people in prisons in Belarus who just went to a rally against dishonest elections. It was then that Sabalenka met with Lukashenka. Says a lot.
Drama queen! Naomi self-inflicted the problem, problem was from within.... Sabalenka was attacked by reporters.... Plus it was a mutual decision of the tournament/RG with Aryna, whereas Naomi went unilaterally.... I guess people only want to see the side they want
@JK Scout Exactly, they asked Naomi very normal questions and she starts to cry. Naomi's behaviour is just bratty and self centered. She wants all the money that comes from playing tennis but refuse to do the part of her job she doesn't like 😅
Every player should have right to play under her/his country's flag. One cannot choose the country of one's birth. WTA/ATP/ITF, stop this nonsense and do not mix sport with politics. Appointing "flag police" at the AO 2023 was not even childish... it was embarassing and insane... Wars are run by politicians not sportsmen/sportswomen. Why during the invasion of Iraq, 20 year bombing of Afghanistan not to mention the genocidal Vietnam war US, Australian, UK... athletes were allowed to compete under their national flag? USA invaded Iraq in 2003 and yet their flag was still allowed at the World Cup 2006 in Germany and 2010 in South Africa despite the fact they were still in Iraq. Either ban ALL flags of countries who go to war, or don't ban any of them. Another example; are Israeli (Para-)olympians responsible for the policy of their government towards Palestinians? * All wars are equal, but some wars are more equal than others.
Would there be any negative consequences for Elina (or her relatives) in her own country if she shook hands with Arina? Definitely. She has no choice. Ask Elina if she supports Zelensky... as you asked Arina about her support for Lukashenko.
Players always go to the net to offer a handshake Svitolina no matter what you say in the press (sorry that is a lame excuse) .. at least the offer has to be made. Blaming Sabalenka for going to the net is quite ridiculous - you make the offer and let the other player decide what they want to do - its their action of refusal. It's kind of like the inlaws you dont want to invite to the party but the offer has to be made - let them refuse or accept.
I used to like Svitolina before...but she doesn't consider and respect sportsmanship in tennis...she better enter in politics. Keep the tennis clean of politics!
I don't think it's fair to compare Naomi's absence at a press conference to Aryna's. Aryna was being hounded by a Ukrainian reporter on two occasions with regards to political matters and not tennis. She was right to refuse to attend. Imagine if a reporter asked Elina's opinion on the Ukrainians blowing up a dam this morning at Nova Kakhkova that will probably drown many innocent people, how would she feel about appearing at another press conference with the same question being asked?
The rules either apply to everyone or no one. In the West is freedom of speech and no one will force journalists to ask selected questions, but no one will force Sabalenka to answer difficult questions either. Let me remind you that Sabalenka publicly supported Lukashenko, so you can talk to her about politics
@@PomorskiWilk clearly you are wrong. and in hindsight everyone agrees that the treatment Naomi received was inappropriate and it would be handled differently today
@@PomorskiWilk I'm not entirely sure we have freedom of speech in the west especially with regards to political matters. It's a known fact that political figures have pre-selected reporters and questions at press conferences. As for Aryna she's from a small country, she is entitled to support her president if she chooses, that's her freedom of choice. He congratulationed her after the AO success. However she has stated on numerous occasions that she doesn't support war and today she said she didn't support her President's position on war. A lot of us here in the west are well aware that Ukraine isn't totally innocent in this conflict. To strengthen my point above western reporters are not allowed discuss Ukraine's slaughter and burning alive of it's own citizen since the Nuland lead coup in 2014, between 12-14000 civilians were murdered by the Kiev regime, so in essence we do Not have free speech in the west, if we did Ukraine wouldn't get a cent.
@@patrickfarrell5092 Вы не из Восточной Европы, поэтому не знаете местных отношений. В 2014 году на Украине был государственный переворот, но это было внутреннее дело страны. Россия в 1956-1966 годах напала на Венгрию и Чехословакию по той же причине, по которой были свергнуты дружественные Москве коммунисты. Лукашенко же ввел в Беларуси террор похлеще, чем в России, а после фальсификации результатов выборов поддержал Соболенко, когда многим спортсменам пришлось бежать за границу из-за политических взглядов
Two wrongs don't make right. I don't like the fact the atp and wta allow players to behave the way they want. Tennis is their job and they should follow the rules. War and tennis are not the same. Those Russian players are not at fault. Those Ukrainians players are taking things too far. In some ways they spread hate.
YES! You are 100% correct. If they can't shake hands they should not be allowed to play or heavily fined, or both. This is disgusting to watch and the gross media is just making it worse. They should be forced to only ask tennis questions.
I seriously don't think Aryna meant anything by it. Why these journalists think there's more to it than it being an awkward situation in general is beyond me. They are spinning a narrative here that will unfortunately stick.
Sportmanship attitude and sense of respect. U don't have to shake hand with russian or belarusians players. I think just showing any gesture or thumbs up is enough to respect your opponents. This is tennis not a battlefield.
That's right Eli. all those who hide behind sports, and in their own country clap joyfully in support of the war - should remain in their country, since they are for the war.
By the way, the reactions that Ukranian players are engendering in sports arenas, especially in tennis, where they are getting booed off tennis courts and getting ctiticized on social media is proof that they are all really bad politicians themselves and should probably stick to tennis, like Sabalenka wisely admitted is going to be her modus operandi in the situation. The intransigence of Ukranian athletes, and their arrogance which is evoking derision among sports fans around the world is exactly what would actually destroy a country in a war, had they been actual politicians in control of the military of a country.
@@_o..o_1871 Switolina, Kostjuk and the other Ukrainian tennis players are privileged, as they live in luxury in Western-Europe or elsewhere, but not in their homeland. And they must always be the center of attention. 👎👎👎
@@_o..o_1871 I can't imagine treating a colleague like this if they just happen to be from a country that invades my own. I'm pretty sure there are a lot of people like this on planet Earth. But if you come from a corrupt country like Ukraine, what can you expect?
The stupid position is to give the right to participate in international sports competitions to representatives of countries that are waging wars of genocide and the destruction of other countries and peoples
lf we are to be a little pessimistic, it's quite possible that many other countries will be at war with Russia in the future (Europe, the US, etc). Are we to expect every European and American player to suddenly start treating the Russian and Belarussian players the way these Ukraininan players are as well? No! These Ukrainian players have begun a very bad precedent, and no one should be encouraging it. I would never treat any of the Russians I know this way. Sorry, no.
I strongly disagree with all those comments invoking some sort of separation of politics from sport especially if coming from those who watched Roland Garros comfortably sitting on their sofa with no risks of being invaded, having their house shelled or having their sisters raped by foreign soldiers. Quite obviously, Svitolina's stand isn't personal against Russian of Belorusian players per se, although some of them released very cautious and mild comments against Russian invasion of Ukraine. Svitolina's gesture is simply aimed at keeping people aware of the ongoing war in her country and no matter whether her conduct will be useful or not for stopping it. We have to respect that.
What i always wonder: We all expect and hope for the governments to stop the war! We say we hate how they act and that war is the worst thing that could happen…and it really is! And then, on the other hand, we treat our fellow sportspeople badly by showing no respect after the match! How can we expect other to act good if we‘re acting that badly?! This is just so wrong!
Watching the first two questions about the ending of the match that Svitolina got asked and the headlines that have been blasted all over social media as Svitolina's quotes juat shows what absolute weasels and scum of the earth that journalists can be. They are basically already writing the headlines themselves with the loaded questions they ask, and then Svitolina, for whom English is not a first language, to make her work easier because these questions are asked very fast and you have just a few seconds to answer, will just basically repeat the loaded question by the journalist as her answer if she agrees in general with what the reporter asked. It's kind of dirty. I don't excuse Svitolina because she is obviously extremely bitter that she lost specifically to Sabalenka, but it's a dirty tactic by the journalists in the room.
Exactly. I am wondering since when did waiting at the net for the opponent for hand shake became inflating the situation ! This is insane and bizarre. West is ruining everything.
@@Dipps Yep. And then Svitolina obviously doesn't have the English skills, or even deduction skills, or maybe even the time to think of a good answer that actually reflects her thoughts, so she just says, "I don't know what she was expecting waiting at the net," basically repeating the question the journalist asked. And then the journalist is going to publish a quote from Elina saying stuff, but it was actually the journalist's words. It's a dirty, dirty trick. If the journalist asked something like, "What did you think of Sabalenka waiting at the net to shake hands?" maybe Svitolina wouldl have said something like, "I think Sabalenka was just waiting at the net to shake hands like normal, but I have my position." but the journalist boxes Svitolina in with a loaded question so she can answer the question the way the journalist wants.
For all those saying the Ukrainians have victim mentality....imagine a place you once called home is no more, I'm not talking about your country I'm talking about the place you go to for peace after you've put on a hard day's work, imagine arriving there and it no longer exists. Now imagine the place you report to for work on the daily doesn't exist anymore, the school you went to doesn't exist, the school your kids attend doesn't exist, your favourite restaurant where you had so many memories is no longer, your family home, that sentimental necklace you got from your grandmother which you promised to hold onto forever.....it's all gone. How would you feel inside? Now where does Sabalenka fit into all this, well she never openly condemned the war, to make matters worse she asked to skip the last press conference to evade questions about the war. Iga Swiatek has openly showed her support to Ukraine by wearing ribbons on her attire.
If Ukraine is screwed it’s thanks to NATO and the “collective west”. Ukraine is INNOCENT, only the good swastika bearers live there. And the Ukrainian President, what a delightful dick piano player. 😂😂😂😂😂 100 billion extra Dollars for Ukraine please! 💴 💵 💰 ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you Paul for the full video. 👍🏼 Elina is 100% right. Only people with very low understanding of the situation can possibly think she should do anything different.
So tired of her victim mentality. Show some respect to your fellow colleagues. The war is not their fault.
The Ukrainians are well known for their victim-mentality.
no one needs to be a politician to have a political opinion, she is 25 years old, she is no longer a child who cannot give her opinion, it is an issue in which everyone must impose themselves. So opinions like yours add nothing to this unfair world and only make it worse. grow up
@@goncaloferreira4033 Bravo!!! Bravo!!!
You are clueless. Think of your home and family and friends being bombed and attacked daily, them dying, starving, living in fear, their lives totally disrupted, ruined, how would you feel if you went through all that and were told to get over it. You have no compassion, empathy or understanding. What are you, 2 years old?
People who never had to fight for freedom or democracy won't understand their stance especially from behind the desk. The players won't pose or shake hand with any player from the agressor country because it can be used as a propaganda against them by government, opposition, soldiers, campaigners etc. There are Russian athletes who denounced the war and despite the praise or recognition they received from the Ukrainian athletes they're not excluded from boycott but it's not because of personal likes or dislikes but united front the country has taken since the invasion. Athletes might not be political activist but they are still citizens who elect government.
After watching all this handshake drama and the interview with Sabalenka I think Aryna won more than the match, I understand what Ukanian players are trying with the no handshake but when their opponents are actually against war like Kasatkina and Azarenka and there's still no handshake it changes a lot the way it's perceived. It's like friendly fire, Azarenka has donated to Ukrainian children and families so technically she is an ally to them and Ukranian players still won't shake her hand, they still want to put her as an enemy when she CLEARLY ISN'T. What Ukranian athletes are doing is clearly a bad strategy. Also today in the press conference Sabalenka clearly said that she is against war and that she is not supporting Lukashenko so I don't understand at this point why Ukrainians still want to bring her down, it looks like they just want to take revenge on someone
So true!
Exactly.
I agree 💯. Players should not be discriminated against, especially for actions that the players have no control over
Every player should have right to play under her/his country's flag. One cannot choose the country of one's birth.
WTA/ATP/ITF, stop this nonsense and do not mix sport with politics.
Appointing "flag police" at the AO 2023 was not even childish... it was embarassing and insane...
Wars are run by politicians not sportsmen/sportswomen.
Why during the invasion of Iraq, 20 year bombing of Afghanistan not to mention the genocidal Vietnam war US, Australian, UK... athletes were allowed to compete under their national flag?
USA invaded Iraq in 2003 and yet their flag was still allowed at the World Cup 2006 in Germany and 2010 in South Africa despite the fact they were still in Iraq. Either ban ALL flags of countries who go to war, or don't ban any of them.
Another example; are Israeli (Para-)olympians responsible for the policy of their government towards Palestinians?
*
All wars are equal, but some wars are more equal than others.
@@kirrausanov I agree, some countries in the world pretend to be te "good guys" but they are definitely not, the base of USA economy is the weapons industry, what would happen if there were no wars and countries to supply with weapons?
L O S E R
U got blown off the court. That’s it. 🥺
Interesting choice of words 😅
@@themountain3461 it’s called being realistic.
why didnt they ask her why she refused handshake?
Because it is obvious.
She has answered that question so many times already.
I'm paraphrasing what Svitolina has said: I refuse to shake hands with Russian and Belarusian players and act as if nothing is going on. What would Ukrainian soldiers think of me shaking hands? I don't shake hands out of respect for the Ukrainian soldiers and Ukrainian people.
Normalno da nezeli da se rukuje sa Sabalenkom.Njen narod je u ratu.
I suspect that if your country had been invaded and your city shelled, you would probably put aside your sportsmanship hypocrisy.
i mean is this still tennis at this point or politics .. once again you see how the media works just milk this controversy .. isnt it enough said why after every match .. they dont shake hands russian players are against the war aryna said it many times nobody supports it now get over it ..
Wrf are those lip fillers
MAL EDUCADA ELINA, DEBES SEPARAR EL DEPORTE CON LA POLITICA.
Now she blames Sabalanka for the booing because she waited for a handshake at the net. And no Wimbledon wasn’t doing good last year by banning Russian players.
Yeah the blame everyone else but yourself routine - cop out
ukr biolab doing very inhuman things and no real jornalists there to ask about it
Right so why doesn’t she give money to the poor or fight for Ukraine…why a coward but just causing the stir on a tennis tournament and living a rich life
What i found weird is with the past couple Russian players Svitolina acknowledged them or gave them a thumbs up. With Sabalenka she straight up ignored her which made her come off like a sore loser.
She only gave thumbs to those Russians who were clearly stated their opinions against war. Sabalenka is not one of those. Especially taking her relationships with dictator Lukashenka and recent trips to Russia.
@@andriylyash995 Sabalenka has stated that she is against the war. And the close relationship with her president was before the war.
@@andriylyash995 have you forgotten what happened to Peng Shuai?
@@robbyten100
Do you know that in 2020 there were protests in Belarus? All oppositionists were imprisoned, and peaceful protesters were beaten by riot police. Now there are a lot of people in prisons in Belarus who just went to a rally against dishonest elections. It was then that Sabalenka met with Lukashenka. Says a lot.
Drama queen! Naomi self-inflicted the problem, problem was from within.... Sabalenka was attacked by reporters.... Plus it was a mutual decision of the tournament/RG with Aryna, whereas Naomi went unilaterally.... I guess people only want to see the side they want
100% She didn't consult her employer and just decided not to show up to work. Aryna negotiated with hers. Big difference!
Double standards from y’all
Naomi was also attacked by reporters with the same questions about clay time and time again.
@@_o..o_1871 oh boo hoo. So Naomi was discriminated against by the journalists because she's not a good clay court player? LMAO.
@JK Scout Exactly, they asked Naomi very normal questions and she starts to cry. Naomi's behaviour is just bratty and self centered. She wants all the money that comes from playing tennis but refuse to do the part of her job she doesn't like 😅
Oh lady, give it a break! It is getting old.
She must always be the center of attention. 👎
Disrespectful player. The Ukrainian players are embarrassing themselves.
Every player should have right to play under her/his country's flag. One cannot choose the country of one's birth.
WTA/ATP/ITF, stop this nonsense and do not mix sport with politics.
Appointing "flag police" at the AO 2023 was not even childish... it was embarassing and insane...
Wars are run by politicians not sportsmen/sportswomen.
Why during the invasion of Iraq, 20 year bombing of Afghanistan not to mention the genocidal Vietnam war US, Australian, UK... athletes were allowed to compete under their national flag?
USA invaded Iraq in 2003 and yet their flag was still allowed at the World Cup 2006 in Germany and 2010 in South Africa despite the fact they were still in Iraq. Either ban ALL flags of countries who go to war, or don't ban any of them.
Another example; are Israeli (Para-)olympians responsible for the policy of their government towards Palestinians?
*
All wars are equal, but some wars are more equal than others.
👍
Would there be any negative consequences for Elina (or her relatives) in her own country if she shook hands with Arina? Definitely. She has no choice.
Ask Elina if she supports Zelensky... as you asked Arina about her support for Lukashenko.
Fuuuuj
Конечно плследствия будут потому что это фашисты или националисты.
Такие горе-переживатели за свою страну только для вида ( любят судачить как их Зеля). А на самом деле все уже далеко за пределами Украины.
The same can be said for Sabalenka's family back home 😌
Players always go to the net to offer a handshake Svitolina no matter what you say in the press (sorry that is a lame excuse) .. at least the offer has to be made. Blaming Sabalenka for going to the net is quite ridiculous - you make the offer and let the other player decide what they want to do - its their action of refusal. It's kind of like the inlaws you dont want to invite to the party but the offer has to be made - let them refuse or accept.
I used to like Svitolina before...but she doesn't consider and respect sportsmanship in tennis...she better enter in politics. Keep the tennis clean of politics!
So happy she lost! Petarda!!!!
Elina Svitolina comes off not very nice compared to Aryna Sabalenka
LOL
Non mischiare lo sport con la guerra rispetto per gli atleti Russi e Bielorussi.
Why did she need to put botox in her lips. Couldn't recognize her with the pout after her comeback.
I don't think it's fair to compare Naomi's absence at a press conference to Aryna's.
Aryna was being hounded by a Ukrainian reporter on two occasions with regards to political matters and not tennis.
She was right to refuse to attend.
Imagine if a reporter asked Elina's opinion on the Ukrainians blowing up a dam this morning at Nova Kakhkova that will probably drown many innocent people, how would she feel about appearing at another press conference with the same question being asked?
The rules either apply to everyone or no one. In the West is freedom of speech and no one will force journalists to ask selected questions, but no one will force Sabalenka to answer difficult questions either. Let me remind you that Sabalenka publicly supported Lukashenko, so you can talk to her about politics
@@PomorskiWilk clearly you are wrong. and in hindsight everyone agrees that the treatment Naomi received was inappropriate and it would be handled differently today
@@PomorskiWilk I'm not entirely sure we have freedom of speech in the west especially with regards to political matters. It's a known fact that political figures have pre-selected reporters and questions at press conferences.
As for Aryna she's from a small country, she is entitled to support her president if she chooses, that's her freedom of choice. He congratulationed her after the AO success.
However she has stated on numerous occasions that she doesn't support war and today she said she didn't support her President's position on war.
A lot of us here in the west are well aware that Ukraine isn't totally innocent in this conflict.
To strengthen my point above western reporters are not allowed discuss Ukraine's slaughter and burning alive of it's own citizen since the Nuland lead coup in 2014, between 12-14000 civilians were murdered by the Kiev regime, so in essence we do Not have free speech in the west, if we did Ukraine wouldn't get a cent.
Are you serious? It's Russians, who blew up a dam! stop spreading fake informations
@@patrickfarrell5092 Вы не из Восточной Европы, поэтому не знаете местных отношений. В 2014 году на Украине был государственный переворот, но это было внутреннее дело страны. Россия в 1956-1966 годах напала на Венгрию и Чехословакию по той же причине, по которой были свергнуты дружественные Москве коммунисты. Лукашенко же ввел в Беларуси террор похлеще, чем в России, а после фальсификации результатов выборов поддержал Соболенко, когда многим спортсменам пришлось бежать за границу из-за политических взглядов
the rules are also to shake hands, but it seems that everyone does as they please
Two wrongs don't make right. I don't like the fact the atp and wta allow players to behave the way they want. Tennis is their job and they should follow the rules. War and tennis are not the same. Those Russian players are not at fault. Those Ukrainians players are taking things too far. In some ways they spread hate.
And the journalists are sewing animosity between them. They are responsible.
YES! You are 100% correct. If they can't shake hands they should not be allowed to play or heavily fined, or both. This is disgusting to watch and the gross media is just making it worse. They should be forced to only ask tennis questions.
I seriously don't think Aryna meant anything by it. Why these journalists think there's more to it than it being an awkward situation in general is beyond me. They are spinning a narrative here that will unfortunately stick.
They love drama and false narrative. Like how King never won battle of sexes!
Sportmanship attitude and sense of respect. U don't have to shake hand with russian or belarusians players. I think just showing any gesture or thumbs up is enough to respect your opponents. This is tennis not a battlefield.
POOR SPORT SVITOLINA....NO CLASS...SABALENKA HAS CLASS
No she doesn't have class....grunts like a sow ...
Sabalenka is a transgender.look at her body..her shoulder looks like a real male.
ask her how she feels about the biolabs at home
And also the money laundry and missing donations.
Context
Context
@@mateidumitrescu3156 just russian bots talking nonsence. forget.
Poor Gael having this crazy person talking about Ukraine and discriminating Russians, when he has wonderful Russian friends
Elina, the baby is crying. You have plenty of time now to take care of the baby.
Shame on Svitolina ...
That's right Eli. all those who hide behind sports, and in their own country clap joyfully in support of the war - should remain in their country, since they are for the war.
By the way, the reactions that Ukranian players are engendering in sports arenas, especially in tennis, where they are getting booed off tennis courts and getting ctiticized on social media is proof that they are all really bad politicians themselves and should probably stick to tennis, like Sabalenka wisely admitted is going to be her modus operandi in the situation.
The intransigence of Ukranian athletes, and their arrogance which is evoking derision among sports fans around the world is exactly what would actually destroy a country in a war, had they been actual politicians in control of the military of a country.
She speaks with a man voice lol
Thank you, Elina! We love you! All the best!
I don't care what happens to my country, I would never act like these Ukrainian players are.
You’re privileged. You don’t live in a war torn area.
@@_o..o_1871 Switolina, Kostjuk and the other Ukrainian tennis players are privileged, as they live in luxury in Western-Europe or elsewhere, but not in their homeland. And they must always be the center of attention. 👎👎👎
@@_o..o_1871 I can't imagine treating a colleague like this if they just happen to be from a country that invades my own. I'm pretty sure there are a lot of people like this on planet Earth. But if you come from a corrupt country like Ukraine, what can you expect?
@@FrankDittrich51 live in luxury whilst their families are bombed and land is razed by the country you support, disgusting
😂😂😂😂😂 your moral superiority must be skyrocketing
if elina, won the match, i think shell handshake with Aryna😅
Don’t shake hand your opponent it’s Ukrainian style😂don’t worry be happy respect all people,guys it’s so stupid position
The stupid position is to give the right to participate in international sports competitions to representatives of countries that are waging wars of genocide and the destruction of other countries and peoples
lf we are to be a little pessimistic, it's quite possible that many other countries will be at war with Russia in the future (Europe, the US, etc). Are we to expect every European and American player to suddenly start treating the Russian and Belarussian players the way these Ukraininan players are as well? No! These Ukrainian players have begun a very bad precedent, and no one should be encouraging it. I would never treat any of the Russians I know this way. Sorry, no.
I strongly disagree with all those comments invoking some sort of separation of politics from sport especially if coming from those who watched Roland Garros comfortably sitting on their sofa with no risks of being invaded, having their house shelled or having their sisters raped by foreign soldiers.
Quite obviously, Svitolina's stand isn't personal against Russian of Belorusian players per se, although some of them released very cautious and mild comments against Russian invasion of Ukraine. Svitolina's gesture is simply aimed at keeping people aware of the ongoing war in her country and no matter whether her conduct will be useful or not for stopping it. We have to respect that.
Sabalenka has no flag.
Make some sense!!
What i always wonder: We all expect and hope for the governments to stop the war! We say we hate how they act and that war is the worst thing that could happen…and it really is! And then, on the other hand, we treat our fellow sportspeople badly by showing no respect after the match! How can we expect other to act good if we‘re acting that badly?! This is just so wrong!
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Well done Elina. All the best!
Watching the first two questions about the ending of the match that Svitolina got asked and the headlines that have been blasted all over social media as Svitolina's quotes juat shows what absolute weasels and scum of the earth that journalists can be. They are basically already writing the headlines themselves with the loaded questions they ask, and then Svitolina, for whom English is not a first language, to make her work easier because these questions are asked very fast and you have just a few seconds to answer, will just basically repeat the loaded question by the journalist as her answer if she agrees in general with what the reporter asked. It's kind of dirty.
I don't excuse Svitolina because she is obviously extremely bitter that she lost specifically to Sabalenka, but it's a dirty tactic by the journalists in the room.
Exactly. I am wondering since when did waiting at the net for the opponent for hand shake became inflating the situation ! This is insane and bizarre. West is ruining everything.
@@Dipps Yep. And then Svitolina obviously doesn't have the English skills, or even deduction skills, or maybe even the time to think of a good answer that actually reflects her thoughts, so she just says, "I don't know what she was expecting waiting at the net," basically repeating the question the journalist asked. And then the journalist is going to publish a quote from Elina saying stuff, but it was actually the journalist's words. It's a dirty, dirty trick.
If the journalist asked something like, "What did you think of Sabalenka waiting at the net to shake hands?" maybe Svitolina wouldl have said something like, "I think Sabalenka was just waiting at the net to shake hands like normal, but I have my position." but the journalist boxes Svitolina in with a loaded question so she can answer the question the way the journalist wants.
For all those saying the Ukrainians have victim mentality....imagine a place you once called home is no more, I'm not talking about your country I'm talking about the place you go to for peace after you've put on a hard day's work, imagine arriving there and it no longer exists. Now imagine the place you report to for work on the daily doesn't exist anymore, the school you went to doesn't exist, the school your kids attend doesn't exist, your favourite restaurant where you had so many memories is no longer, your family home, that sentimental necklace you got from your grandmother which you promised to hold onto forever.....it's all gone. How would you feel inside?
Now where does Sabalenka fit into all this, well she never openly condemned the war, to make matters worse she asked to skip the last press conference to evade questions about the war. Iga Swiatek has openly showed her support to Ukraine by wearing ribbons on her attire.
If Ukraine is screwed it’s thanks to NATO and the “collective west”. Ukraine is INNOCENT, only the good swastika bearers live there. And the Ukrainian President, what a delightful dick piano player. 😂😂😂😂😂 100 billion extra Dollars for Ukraine please! 💴 💵 💰 ❤❤❤❤❤
We're proud of you, Elina!!!
Ukraine will win in these war.
Glory to Ukraine!
Elina, its time now to be a good dedicated mother.
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Thank you Paul for the full video. 👍🏼 Elina is 100% right. Only people with very low understanding of the situation can possibly think she should do anything different.
She is not!
Thank you for this position, Elina. Ukraine is so proud of you❤❤❤
If she likes her country that much, she should go there and fight for it, instead, she plays victim and makes millions, safely
Where are you from, clown?
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