Aryna Sabalenka, world N.2, has taken a firm stand against the war in Ukraine and the president of her country, an ally of Russia. The 25-year-old Belarusian, who could become world No.

1 at the end of the Parisian fortnight, did not avoid political questions, and this time answered them. "I don't support the war, which means I don't Support Lukashenko right now," she said for the first time.