Aryna Sabalenka's opening match in her quest for a second Grand Slam title has political undertones when she faces Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk at the French Open on Sunday, but the Belarusian has not time to delve on any negative feelings towards her.
Kostyuk has maintained she will not shake hands with tour rivals from Russia and Belarus, who she feels have not done enough to speak out against the invasion of her country.
"There is going to be people who loves me, there is going to be people who hates me. If she hates me, I don't feel anything like that to her." There are several permutations at play depending on the progress made by the two top seeds and although Sabalenka said she is not focusing on rankings, she is licking her lips at the prospect of reaching the summit.
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