Aryna Sabalenka denies WTA Finals outburst targeted Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina in apology‎

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Aryna Sabalenka has issued a statement denying that a mid-match outburst, in which she allegedly cursed about Ukrainians, was directed at WTA Finals opponent Elina Svitolina. The Ukrainian knocked Sabalenka out of the season-ending championship in the group stage Friday with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 victory at Indian Wells Tennis Garden. A day later, Sabalenka posted an apology on social media for “my comment,” which she wrote “was not directed at Elina.” “I was frustrated with a s