Elina SVITOLINA: The match against Azarenka at Wimbledon was the brightest match in her career

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina gave a great interview To Mike Dixon in Paris for the British edition of the Daily Mail:

“I have a lot of plans for this visit to Ukraine, I will see my grandmother and other family members, which I was looking forward to. My grandmother looks fine. But Odessa is now a very dangerous place, because they are attacking the port, there are air raid warnings or explosions almost every night.

I guess people get used to living in these conditions after all these years, so he got used to it too. I would like to go, I know there is a risk but our defense systems are good and I will follow all procedures, use the app that warns me of danger and hide in a bomb shelter if necessary. I feel like I need to go to my hometown. I missed my family and culture.

Wimbledon was incredible in terms of support and really pushed me to play my best tennis. Many Ukrainians think of the UK as a second home, so there is a special bond between them, and indeed this match [против Виктории Азаренко] It was one of the most important moments of my career. I was very happy afterwards.

It’s been a tiring year and I’m still struggling mentally, but I find motivation every day to continue working on my professional path because I know I can use this as a platform for more important things, raising awareness about Ukraine and raising money for children. It’s been almost two years and I see the level of awareness dropping around the world, and that’s worrying. Of course, I know there are many bad things in the world. “I’m the only one doing the best I can in this terrible situation.”