Champion: Novak Djokovic lays on the court as he celebrates his title victory
PARIS – The French Open ended on Sunday with Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek crowned champions after two weeks which featured geopolitics, controversies over sportsmanship as well as marathon matches.
AFP Sport looks at 10 highlights:
– ‘Embarrassed’ boos for Ukraine star –
The first match on Roland Garros’s showpiece Court Philippe Chatrier saw Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk suffer a deluge of boos after she refused to shake the hand of Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka after her straight-sets defeat.
“I want to see people react to it in 10 years when the war is over. I think they will not feel really nice about what they did,” said Kostyuk.
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