Mirra Andreeva is showered in boos for not shaking Ukrainian Elina Svitolina's hand after their fourth-round match, but it's explained that Andreeva left it because Svitolina had stated previously that she would snub Russians and Belarusians.
Boos ring out over non-handshake
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