Clary: “I fully support Marta Kostyuk in this situation”

Christopher Clary is one of the leading international sports observers, a tennis correspondent of the New York Times and the International Herald Tribune, spoke about Sobolenko’s refusal to serve on a Tai Breika.

“I fully support Marta Kostyuk in this situation.

The player should not be entitled to unilaterally stop the game after the first submission, especially after the judge on the tower gave an instruction to continue the match. Sobolenko renew the game later from the first submission at a critically important stage of the meeting.

Weak judgment, ”wrote a tennis expert on the social network X (former Twitter).

At the end of the second set, the “neutral” tennis player left the court, citing the fact that she was prevented from dust and rain. At the same time, she was unable to perform the first serving during the Tai Breika.

I’m with marta kostyuk on this one

Player Should not be able to unilaterally Decide to STOP PLAYING AFTER The FIRST SERVE AFTER RECEIVING INSTRUCTIONS FROM The CAIR UMPIRE TO CARRY ON. Sabalenka Will Resume Later with a First Serve at A Critical Stage of This Match. Weak … pic.twitter.com/xfcoobudgs

– Christopher Clarey 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 (@christophclarey) April 30, 2025