Kostyuk wins first WTA title, refuses Gracheva handshake

Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk won her first WTA title at the ATX Open and refused to shake the hand of her Russian opponent, Varvara Gracheva.

Kostyuk, 20, beat 22-year-old Gracheva 6-3 7-5 in Austin, Texas.

She dedicated her victory to her country and “all the people who are fighting and dying” following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year.

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