Tennis Sabalenka initially misunderstood the crowd reaction and bowed sarcastically

[Lupin]

"Then I understand what's going on and said thank you to the public. I felt sorry for what I did at first.

"Nobody, normal people will never support it (the war). Why do we have to go loud and say that? If it could affect the war, if it could stop it, we would do it. But unfortunately it's not in our hands."

Kostyuk suggested the section of fans who jeered her might feel differently in years to come and made it clear she did not expect a similar response when the next Grand Slam takes place at Wimbledon later in the summer.