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Lesia Tsurenko, a Ukrainian tennis player, says that refusing to shake hands with Russian and Belarussian opponents is part of showing her view of the war in Ukraine.

It comes after Elina Svitolina, a fellow Ukrainian tennis star, refused to shake the hand of Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, after their match on Sunday at Wimbledon.

Svitolina called for tennis authorities to release a statement to those in the audience about the Ukrainian player's intentions however Wimbledon has said it will not be doing so.

Tsurenko explains how she feels when playing opponents from those two countries.

(Photo: Lesia Tsurenko at Wimbledon. Credit: EPA)