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“Okay, last 10 seconds. It’s so stupid but okay, let’s make it to the end. Now we have to fight to the 12th because I thought I was up a little. Because of the eight count I thought, ‘Oh, now we’re equal again.’ It is what it is. Let’s fight to the end and give the fans what they want. I could still lose, but at least I went into the 12th. I could have gone out on my shield.

Selekhmeteva was playing her first match under the Spanish flag, having switched allegiance earlier this week. Kostyuk did not shake hands with her opponent, as Ukrainian players have a long-standing policy of not shaking hands with Russian or Belarusian players.The 23-year-old has been an outspoken critic of Russia and its ally Belarus since it began its invasion on Ukraine in 2022. “My biggest example is the Ukrainian people,” Kostyuk said.”I woke up this morning and looked at all these people who woke up and kept living their lives, kept helping people who are in need.”I knew a lot of Ukrainian…