Kichenok reacts to the backlash she received for not shaking Mladenovic's hand after their Australian Open match.

Ukraine's Lyudmyla Kichenok accused France's Kristina Mladenovic Thursday of making a "very direct threat" against her during a testy women's doubles clash at the Australian Open.

On Monday in Melbourne, No. 9 seeds Kristina Mladenovic and Zhang Shuai sealed a 7-6(3), 6-2 win over No. 5 seeds Chan Hao-ching and Lyudmyla Kichenok in the third roound. But after Mladenovic and ...

Tennis star Lyudmyla Kichenok has claimed she was threatened on the court during her women's doubles loss at the Australian Open on Monday, leading to her refusing to shake the hand of her ...

Period," Kichenok added. The 32-year-old tagged the official Instagram handles of both the Australian Open and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) in the post. In her second Instagram Story ...

Tennis’ first Grand Slam ... The 22-year-old Kyiv native has earned $810,000 in prize money. Nadiia Kichenok has won nine doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including four with her twin sister Lyudmyla.

Ukrainian tennis player Lyudmyla Kichenok has claimed she was threatened by an opponent at the Australian Open. The doubles world number four partnered Chan Hao-ching in a fiery third-round defeat ...

Ukrainian tennis player Lyudmyla Kichenok has explained why she refused to shake hands with French player Kristina Mladenovic at the Australian Open, stating that Mladenovic made a threatening remark ...

Ukrainian tennis player Lyudmyla Kichenok has reached the milestone of 50 Grand Slam doubles victories. Source: Champion, a sports news platform within Ukrainska Pravda's holding company, with ...