"Very important for me to support Ukrainians" - says Iga Swiatek

Iga Swiatek has been supporting Ukraine ever since the country was invaded by Russia and for her, it's very important that she does so publicly.

Swiatek grew up in Poland, a country that has a border both with Russia and Ukraine and the situation in the latter country is very close to her heart. Since the war broke out, Swiatek has been wearing a pin on her hat with the flag of Ukraine and she even stagged a charity event for the country that raised a lot of money for people affected by the war.

Explaining what it means to her, Swiatek said:

"It's very important for me to support Ukrainians because the war is basically right next to my country. I'm 21, I always lived in a place where I didn’t know that war is actually possible so close to me. So I was really emotional at the beginning and then I decided I want to use my position a little bit to have an influence."

Speaking further on the topic:

"I'm Pole, so basically were really helping back in our country so. Even though I spend much more time on tour than at home, I know that we have to stay united and I also wanted to remind people that the war is still out there."