"To be bold, to be fearless": Svitolina set to teach her daughter what it means to be Ukrainian and to have fighting spirit
WTAFriday, 28 July 2023 at 17:30
Ukraine’s tennis star Elina Svitolina revealed that she will
teach her daughter to be bold and fearless.
The 28-year-old has been very vocal about the ongoing war
between Russia and Ukraine. The armed conflict that started in February last
year has resulted in the loss of lives on both sides.
Svitolina was quoted in a report where she stated the thing
that she would like to teach to her daughter.
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“It’s the spirit,” she said. “Hopefully I’ll play a few more
years so she sees I have this fighting spirit. I had it from a young age. I was
always fighting my heart out. To be bold. To be fearless.”
Svitolina was in the news during Wimbledon 2023 for more
than just her impressive performances as she took a strong stance while playing
against the Russian and Belarusian athletes.
The Odesa-born refused to have a handshake with the former
world number one Victoria Azarenka and stated that she will not have a
handshake with any player from Russia or Belarus until every Russian soldier
leave Ukrainian soil.
On the court, Svitolina has been pretty impressive off late
as she went all the way to the semifinals of the third Grand Slam of the year
and eventually lost to Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova in straight sets
with a score of 6-3, 6-3.
Azeem Siddiqui is a seasoned sports journalist and data analyst with a strong background in both digital media and live sports production.
He began his journalism career working with partners of The New York Times and has since contributed to several leading international sports publications, including Fox Sports Asia, Calciomercato, and GiveMeSport. Since 2023, Azeem has been part of the TennisUpToDate team, where he has played a key role in sustaining the platform’s growth and ensuring tennis fans receive timely and reliable coverage of the sport’s biggest stories.
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