Tennis
Elina SVITOLINA: “When I play with the Russians on the field, I fight like a soldier”
Ukraine’s first racket Elina Svitolina He talked about what it meant to him to face Russian tennis players on the court.
“When I face the Russians on the field it’s like a war, it’s a big motivation for me, I feel a lot of responsibility in such fights because I understand that a lot of people are watching me in Ukraine. There is a lot of pressure on me in these types of meetings, but I use it as a privilege, I go out and fight like our warriors do on the battlefield.
It was a very difficult year for me, a mentally difficult year, but every day I found motivation to continue working on my professional path because I know that I can use this as a platform to raise awareness about Ukraine. “The world’s interest in the war in Ukraine has decreased recently, and this is worrying,” he said.
A Ukrainian tennis player visited Odessa recently.
Source: Sport UA
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