The Australian Open is nearing its close with the semi-finals underway as Ben Shelton hopes to reach his first final.

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 ...

Ukraine's Lyudmyla Kichenok accused France's Kristina Mladenovic Thursday of making a "very direct threat" against her during ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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

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 ...

Ukrainian tennis player Liudmyla Kichenok has reached the mark of 50 doubles matches won at Grand Slam tournaments. Source: Champion, sports news platform within Ukrainska Pravda's holding company ...