Simon Jordan slams Wimbledon organisers after Victoria Azarenka left 'incredibly upset' by boos
The players didn't shake hands at the end of the match"She'll talk in detail about her expectations of Wimbledon and the challenges that she's had as an athlete. She knows full well the background, she's a very respectful woman and very decent lady and I know she's quite upset with the experience she had.
"The fact that Victoria hasn't lived in Belarus for 20 years, she lives in America, she has no particular affinity to that country besides the fact it's on her passport," he said."She, a year ago, 18 months ago when she was banned from Wimbledon, came up with the idea of saying to the All England Club 'why don't we if we play why don't we donate the entire winning or the entire proceeds of our tournament fees to Ukraine war fund.
"Elina Svitolina operated at a level she probably hasn't operated at for some time and she won a remarkable game and Victoria went up to the net."She knew she wouldn't want to shake her hand, I'm not entirely sure what she could've done. I sat and watched it and I'm thinking 'what a ridiculous reaction from the fans.
"They've given her no reaction," he said. "She sounds very strong in her interview, but the whole interview was about the handshake and not the tennis match. "She understands the dynamic and even accepts the parameters of not being able to play in tennis tournaments where the country is represented because she understands that dynamic."It's the media that have made this into a propaganda, political war and I think it's sad she walks off a tennis court after a remarkable tennis match and gets booed."
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