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

Ukrainian tennis player Lyudmyla Kichenok has claimed she was threatened by an opponent at the Australian Open. The doubles ...

The beaten tennis star has hit back after she was accused of bad sportsmanship during their fiery doubles clash.

The John Caine Arena witnessed an early morning rift between France's Kristina Mladenovic and Lyudmyla Kichenok as they refused a handshake after their women's doubles third-round match at the 2025 Au ...

Kristina Mladenovic accuses her doubles opponents of "unsportsmanlike" behaviour during their third-round match ...

French tennis star Kristina Mladenovic has taken a shot at opponent Lyudmyla Kichenok after an awkward doubles encounter at ...

Mladenovic and Zhang were beaten Wednesday in the quarterfinals by No. 1 seeds Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend, but Kichenok wasn't about to let the incident rest. A day later, she took to ...

Ukrainian tennis player Lyudmyla Kichenok has explained why she refused to shake hands with French player Kristina Mladenovic ...

China's Zhang Shuai and France's Kristina Mladenovic overcame losing the first four games to win their third round women's doubles match at the Australian Open in straight sets on Monday afternoon.