Austrian Potapova did not hug Russian Alexandrova after the game

Tennis player Anastasia Potapova, who changed her sports citizenship from Russian to Austrian, refused to hug her compatriot Ekaterina Alexandrova after the match at the Berlin tournament (WTA-500).

Alexandrova, who won the first set 6-1, tried to hug her opponent. Potapova avoided the gesture and showed with a smile that she was ready only to shake hands. After that, Alexandrova asked her about something with a worried look.

Before that, Potapova withdrew from the match and refused to continue the fight. The media reports that the reason for this behavior and the decision to end the meeting ahead of schedule could be the virus that infected the athlete.

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Russian tennis player Anna Kalinskaya beat compatriot Anastasia Potapova, who plays for Austria, in the fourth round match at Roland Garros. The meeting ended on June 1 with a score 6:4, 2:6, 7:6 (10:7) in favor of Kalinskaya. The winner was seeded 22nd at the tournament, while Potapova was seeded 28th.