Melbourne, Jan 29, 2026 (AFP) - Ukraine's Svitolina feels 'very lucky' despite Australian Open loss

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2026-01-29

Ukraine's Elina Svitolina said the plight of her homeland put her Australian Open semi-final loss Thursday into perspective, calling herself "a very, very lucky person". Svitolina suffered a 6-2, 6-3 defeat to Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in Melbourne, the two players not shaking hands afterwards. Like other players from Ukraine, Svitolina does not shake hands with opponents from Russia or Moscow's ally Belarus because of the war. The 12th-seeded S......

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