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"I understand that this isn't personal. I think she didn't deserve to leave the court that way."
Sabalenka admitted she was initially baffled by the reaction of the spectators and bowed to them sarcastically, but later thanked them for their support.
"I couldn't understand what's going on because we all know Ukrainian girls will not shake hands with us. So, it's not a surprise for us, but probably the public today was surprised," the 25-year-old added.
"They saw it as disrespect to me as a player, so that's why there was booing - at first I thought they were booing me. I was a little confused.