US EditionSabalenka wins Brisbane final amid frosty exchange with Kostyuk
Sabalenka won her 22nd WTA title without dropping a set in about 1 hour 17 minutes, using powerful groundstrokes and tactical drop shots to dominate Kostyuk.
- Aryna Sabalenka won the Brisbane International final against Marta Kostyuk 6-4, 6-3 to retain her title without dropping a set.
- Kostyuk, who is Ukrainian, does not shake hands with Russian or Belarusian players since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
- Sabalenka acknowledged the painful reality for Ukrainians like Kostyuk, saying "No one in this world, Russian or Belarusian athletes, supports the war; if we could stop it, we would.
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The Australian Open Champion shined in the final against Kostyuk, in a day marked by political tension and an emotional personal message
Awkward Sabalenka moment following Brisbane International victory: ‘I want to say a few words about Ukraine’
Some say politics and sport shouldn’t mix. But it was virtually impossible to ignore at the women's final of the 2026 Brisbane International between Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka and Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk.
Sabalenka goes back-to-back at Brisbane International
Jan 11 : World number one Aryna Sabalenka brushed aside Marta Kostyuk 6-4 6-3 in the Brisbane International final on Sunday to retain the title without losing a set ahead of her bid to reclaim the Australian Open title this month.Kostyuk had beaten top 10 players Jessica Pegula, Mirra Andreeva and Amanda A
After losing in two sets (6-4, 6-3), on Sunday, against Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka in the final of the Brisbane tennis tournament (Australia), Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk went straight to the umpire, ostensibly refusing to greet his opponent.An assumed and repeated attitude. Since the beginning of the war in her country in 2022, Ukrainian, world number 26, in fact, systematically refuses to shake hands with a Belarusian opponent. In 2023, she had al…
Kostyuk denies Sabalenka a handshake again. "It's -20 degrees in Ukraine, and thousands of people are without electricity or hot water"
Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, who lost in the final of the WTA 500 Brisbane against Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, does not shake hands with Russian or Belarusian players since the invasio
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