{
  "id": 19904235,
  "title": "WTA Finals Day 6 Drama: Elina Svitolina, Jelena Ostapenko end matches without handshakes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/wta-finals-day-6-drama-elina-svitolina-jelena-ostapenko-end-matches",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-14T02:19:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/wta-finals-day-6-drama-021905743.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On the sixth day of the WTA Finals, two notable incidents left spectators in shock - the absence of a handshake between Elina Svitolina and Aryna Sabalenka, and Jelena Ostapenko's frosty treatment of Gabriela Dabrowski during their match. Svitolina, along with Ukrainian players, refrains from shaking hands with Belarusian and Russian players due to the ongoing conflict. Svitolina's decision to skip the handshake was anticipated after her victory against Sabalenka, but Ostapenko's uncharacteristic close-quarter ball tosses and icy stare during their encounter were less expected.",
  "summary": "The drama continues at the 2026 WTA Finals",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "'I got a bit angry at myself' - Svitolina keeps WTA Finals hopes alive",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/i-got-a-bit-angry-at-myself-svitolina-keeps-wta-finals-hopes-alive",
        "published": "2026-11-11T22:50:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Andreeva reaches WTA Finals semis, Svitolina fights back to beat Muchova",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/andreeva-reaches-wta-finals-semis-svitolina-fights-back-to-beat",
        "published": "2026-11-11T23:58:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Mirra Andreeva reaches WTA Finals semis, Svitolina fights back to beat Muchova",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/mirra-andreeva-reaches-wta-finals-semis-svitolina-fights-back-to-beat",
        "published": "2026-11-12T07:25:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Svitolina stuns Sabalenka to reach WTA Finals last four",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/svitolina-stuns-sabalenka-to-reach-wta-finals-last-four-19897282",
        "published": "2026-11-14T01:06:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Today",
        "title": "Svitolina stuns Sabalenka to reach WTA Finals last four",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/svitolina-stuns-sabalenka-to-reach-wta-finals-last-four-19900040",
        "published": "2026-11-14T01:09:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Svitolina stuns Sabalenka to reach WTA Finals last four",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/svitolina-stuns-sabalenka-to-reach-wta-finals-last-four-19900282",
        "published": "2026-11-14T01:48:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}