Tennis
Ukraine’s Svitolina beat Russia’s Potapova 2-0 to play “neutral”.
Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina easily defeated Potapova 2-0, while the Russian played neutral in the Monterrey tournament in Mexico.
Elina Svitolina overcame the obstacle of the Russian Anastasia Potapova, who won 2-0 sets (6:2, 6:1). at the Monterrey tournament in Mexico. Potapova played neutral without her country’s flag against Ukraine after Russia was expelled from the World Tennis Federation due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Svitolina initially stated that she would not compete against athletes from Russia and Belarus, but the organizers agreed to Ukraine’s terms. In fact, Svitolina has been very active on social media lately regarding the situation in her country, unable to hide her sorrow while declaring that she will give the money she earns from the tournament to the Ukrainian army.
In fact, in her statements after the end of the game, Svitolina was obviously sad and tried to hold back her tears in any way she could. “Especially today it is something special to be here. I am very sad but thank you all. I was on a mission in my country today. All the money goes to the Ukrainian army, so thank you for your support.”
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