“My comment was not directed at Elina”: Sabalenka apologises after her alleged anti-Ukrainian outburst during the Svitolina match goes viral

A video of her defeat to Elina Svitolina in Indian Wells, in which social media users claim to be lip-reading an insult in Russian, has sparked calls for sanctions. Arina Sabalenka says she was reacting to the audience cheering her mistakes and apologized on Instagram.