Aryna Sabalenka: I don’t support war so I don’t support Alexander Lukashenko

Sabalenka came out against Belarusian president Lukashenko

Aryna Sabalenka insists she does not support Belarus’ president Alexander Lukashenko (Aurelien Morissard/AP)

Aryna Sabalenka came out against Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko after returning to the French Open press room and facing another barrage of off-court questions.

The Australian Open champion refused to speak to the general tennis press after her third and fourth-round matches following tense exchanges with a Ukrainian journalist.