Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina wore a black ribbon during her win over Wang Xinyu at Wimbledon after Russian missile strikes hit targets in cities across Ukraine on Monday, including Kyiv’s Okhmatdyt hospital – the country’s largest children’s medical center – killing more than 30 people.
Svitolina was visibly emotional after her impressive 6-2, 6-1 victory and fought back tears in her post-match interview on Court 2.
“It was a good performance from my side today and it’s a very difficult day today for Ukrainian people,” said the No. 21 seed.
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