Published On: Mon, Jul 8th, 2024

Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina wins at Wimbledon on day of major Russian missile attack

Ukrainian women's tennis player Elina Svitolina, wearing a black ribbon on her white shirt, places right hand over her heart after a fourth-round victory over China's Wang Xinyu at Wimbledon in London, England on July 8, 2024.

Elina Svitolina spoke haltingly, pausing occasionally to sigh, as she discussed the deadly Russian missile attack on her home country of Ukraine, an event that weighed on her and mattered far more than the straight-set victory Monday that meant a return to the Wimbledon quarterfinals.

CBC | Sports News

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Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina wins at Wimbledon on day of major Russian missile attack