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The death of sportsmanship

Let’s not shake on it: Elina Svitolina, left, and Victoria Azarenka walk off court without shaking hands at this year’s Wimbledon [Rob Newell/CameraSport/Getty] 
issue 22 July 2023

Now that Wimbledon is over, a few thoughts about youthful brains showing traces of horse tranquillisers, angel dust and cannabis, the ingredients that spell ‘moron’. I mean those sporting idiots who booed Victoria Azarenka after she lost the tiebreak 11 to 9 in the third set to the charming Ukrainian Elina Svitolina.

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