Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk has defended her "conscious choice" to address the plight of her country during the trophy presentation of a pre-Australian Open event in Brisbane. In her speech at the trophy presentation,

For Marta Kostyuk, the Brisbane heat has brought more than just sweat. The 23-year-old Ukrainian, who arrived in Australia speaking boldly about her goal of breaking into the Top 10 for the first time,

Marta Kostyuk explained that not shaking Aryna Sabalenka's hand and talking about Ukraine following her Brisbane International defeat was her duty, and to not highlight the issues at home would be "inhumane".

Aryna Sabalenka sounded completely unbothered with Marta Kostyuk refusing to shake hands after the Brisbane final, stating that "I do not care about that." On Sunday, the top-seeded Belarusian repeated as champion in Brisbane after beating the Ukrainian tennis star 6-4 6-3 in the final.

UKRAINIAN tennis star Marta Kostyuk refused to congratulate Belarusian rival Aryna Sabalenka after their Brisbane final. World No1 Sabalenka, 27, began her 2026 season by successfully defending

Aryna Sabalenka and Marta Kostyuk’s spicy feud has reignited again after the World No. 1 claimed the Brisbane International title on Sunday night.

After losing the Brisbane International final to Aryna Sabalenka, Marta Kostyuk shared harsh realities in her native country, Ukraine, which is at war with Russia.

Marta Kostyuk took a moment to draw attention to what is happening back in Ukraine as the 23-year-old said that it was so cold that her sister was sleeping "under three blankets." On Sunday, the Ukrainian tennis star played her first WTA final since April 2024.

Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, who lost in the final of the WTA 500 Brisbane against Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, does not shake hands with Russian or Belarusian players since the invasio