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.
"I don't want to waste my energy on this kind of stuff. This is like, it's not about - it's none of my business. So if she hate me, okay. I can't do anything about that," Sabalenka told reporters ahead of the tournament. Iga Swiatek was miles ahead at the top but the Belarusian has closed the gap in recent months, even beating the world number one in the Madrid clay to show she is ready to move into the second week at Roland Garros for the first time.
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