Ukrainian Yastremska maintains Lyon run
Dayana Yastremska has maintained her emotional run at the Lyon Open by beating fifth-seed Jasmine Paolini in straight sets to book a semi-final spot.
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'Win for my country': Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska in Lyon last-eight after war escape
Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska made the Lyon WTA quarter-finals on Thursday, less than a week after escaping Russian bomb attacks on her home city of Odessa, and insisted: "I want to win for my country". The 21-year-old Yastremska arrived on court with a Ukraine flag draped around her shoulders and just over an hour later was celebrating a comfortable 6-2, 6-3 win over Spain's Cristina Bucsa. "I was very nervous because I want to win the matches for my country.
Ukraine Yastremska wants to win in Lyon for her war-torn country
Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska, who was forced to flee her home after Russia's invasion last week, said she wants to keep winning for her country after reaching the quarter-finals of the Lyon Open.
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Six months ago Yuriy Vernydub was celebrating wildly at the Bernabeu. His Sheriff Tiraspol team had just produced one of the great Champions League shocks, beating Real Madrid 2-1.It was a seismic result for the Moldovan league winners, who come from Transnistria, a breakaway republic under heavy Russian influence. A triumph against the 13-time European champions was barely believable for a side who came through four rounds of qualifying to reach the group stage and did so on an annual budget of around £5m.