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Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, top, and Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk, left, refused to shake hands at the end of their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, May 28, 2023. Sabalenka won in two sets, 6-3, 6-2.
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