Belarusian tennis star Aryna Sabalenka has so far blocked critical questions about the Ukraine war at the French Open. After the quarter-final victory against the Ukrainian Jelina Svitolina, she now took a stand for the first time.

The Australian Open winner can thus continue to dream of the second Grand Slam title of her career. Karolina Muchova was the first participant to reach the semi-finals in Roland Garros, beating Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-5, 6-2.