- ‘On Wednesday I did not feel safe in press conferences’
- Belarusian world No 2 beats Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 6-2
Aryna Sabalenka opted out of a post-match press conference after her third-round win over Kamilla Rakhimova on Friday following a number of tense exchanges with a Ukrainian reporter about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine after previous rounds here.
Players are required to attend post-match press conferences if they are requested by written media, but no time was announced for Sabalenka after she had beaten Rakhimova 6-2, 6-2. Instead, a transcript of her conversation with an unnamed member of staff was released without explanation. It is unclear whether Sabalenka was interviewed by a group of people or only one person.
Written by Tumaini Carayol at Roland Garros
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jun/02/aryna-sabalenka-opts-out-of-media-duties-for-sake-of-her-mental-health under the title “Aryna Sabalenka opts out of media duties for sake of her ‘mental health’”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
