You better Czech yourself before you wreck yourself. That's the lesson that Barbara Zahlavova Strycova sought to teach Elina Svitolina when the two shook hands at the net following the latter's victory at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. The 20-year-old Ukrainian, Svitolina, won 6-4, 6-1, but 28-year-old veteran Strycova, hailing from the Czech Republic, wasn't about to go gently into that good night. Witness their exchange here:
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Published Sep 18, 2014
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GIF: The WTA Handshake of the Year