Overview
- Video from the Eisenhower Cup ceremony shows a presenter placing a hand on Elena Rybakina’s back before she calmly moved it away.
- The exchange occurred after Rybakina and Taylor Fritz won the mixed-doubles exhibition at Indian Wells and received $200,000 and individual trophies.
- The presenter was identified in reports as David Renker, a senior vice president at Eisenhower Health.
- The short clip spread quickly on social media, with many viewers criticizing the gesture and others calling it a routine touch.
- Rybakina has not commented publicly on the incident and instead posted photos from the event on her social media.