Regarding respect of Russian and Belarussian players and how sport contributed to better, politics in a good way, remember why Nelson Mandela finally got freed and history was changed. It's about the disrespect shown towards the Ukrainian players in the first instance. The handshake thing is a response to that. Iga supported the Ukrainian players and used her 2023 Roland Garros winners speech to comment on this war. The exception is the brave Kasatkina who doesn't feel comfortable about returning home to Russia. On the other side, Potapova had to be cautioned by the WTA about her behaviour.
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Regarding respect of Russian and Belarussian players and how sport contributed to better, politics in a good way, remember why Nelson Mandela finally got freed and history was changed. It's about the disrespect shown towards the Ukrainian players in the first instance. The handshake thing is a response to that. Iga supported the Ukrainian players and used her 2023 Roland Garros winners speech to comment on this war. The exception is the brave Kasatkina who doesn't feel comfortable about returning home to Russia. On the other side, Potapova had to be cautioned by the WTA about her behaviour.