Marta Kostyuk has reached her first grand slam semi-final with an emotionally-charged victory over fellow Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, then raised the temperature for her last four tie with Mirra Andreeva by castigating those Russian players who have kept silent over the war between the nations.
Citing Daria Kasatkina, who switched her allegiance from Russia to Australia last year, she said she no longer agreed with the argument that Russian athletes remained silent because of possible repercussions at home.
"There is a way if you don't agree," Kostyuk said. "I know some people who have left Russia the moment the war began, who sold all their business, who left everything behind because they just don't agree with what their country is doing to other people."
