Aryna Sabalenka rejects political question after shock French Open
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Aryna Sabalenka shut down a political question after her French Open exit as the Belarusian asked the journalists to at least one press conference they only talk about tennis. In her first two post-match press conferences at Roland Garros, Sabalenka got into a heated exchange with a Ukrainian journalist – which led to the Belarusian skipping the next two pressers due to “feeling unsafe.” Sabalenka returned to the press room on Tuesday and answered directly that she was not a supporter of the war nor Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko.
After suffering a surprise French Open semifinal defeat to Karolina Muchova, Sabalenka was asked if she felt safe following her remarks made about the war and president Lukashenko two days earlier. “I don’t want to talk about politics today.
I made all my statements. You have it. I don’t want to talk about politics today. Let’s just talk about tennis. Give me some rest, please, from politics (smiling),” Sabalenka said after her French Open exit.
Now that Sabalenka clearly stated she supports neither the war nor Lukashenko it’s great to see the reporters moving on and asking her something else…
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Sabalenka does not want to be ‘involved in politics’
When Sabalenka returned to the press room earlier this week, she acknowledged that her job was to play tennis and not make political calls.
“We played a lot of Fed Cups in Belarus. He was in our matches taking pictures with us after the match. Nothing bad was happening that time in Belarus or in Ukraine or in Russia. And I said it many times already, I’m not supporting war.
I don’t want my country to be involved in any conflict. I said it many times, and you know where I stand, you know. You have my position. You have my answer. I answered it many times. I’m not supporting the war. And…
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