MELBOURNE, Jan 23 — Ukraine’s Lyudmyla Kichenok accused France’s Kristina Mladenovic today of making a “very direct threat” against her during a testy women’s doubles clash at the Australian Open.

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 ...

Melbourne (AFP) – 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.

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. Kichenok came ...

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 ...

Lyudmyla Kichenok and Chan Hao-ching faced Kristina Mladenovic and Zhang Shuai in the third round of the women's doubles competition. In a match expected to be purely about skill and sportsmanship, a ...

Lyudmyla Kichenok. Source: Kichenok on Facebook Ukrainian tennis player Lyudmyla Kichenok has explained why she refused to shake hands with French player Kristina Mladenovic at the Australian Open, ...

Lyudmyla Kichenok is responding to backlash after refusing to shake Kristina Mladenovic's hand, claiming that the French player threatened her on the court and that's what prompted her action.

Lyudmyla Kichenok claimed her 2025 Australian Open third-round women's doubles opponent Kristina Mladenovic verbally threatened her mid-match. Kichenok shared her side of the story after she ...

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 ...