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Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska fell agonisingly short of a dream WTA title in Lyon on Sunday, a week after escaping Russian bomb attacks on her home city of Odesa, but pledged to donate her prize money to support her besieged compatriots.
Dayana Yastremska fell agonisingly short of a dream WTA title in Lyon on Sunday, a week after escaping Russian bomb attacks on her home city of Odessa, but pledged to donate her prize money to support her besieged compatriots. World number 140 Yastremska, who draped the Ukraine flag around her shoulders at every match this week, went down 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to 64th-ranked Zhang Shuai of China in the final. "The prize money I earn here (14,500 euros for the runner-up), I'm going to give to the Ukrainian Foundation to support Ukraine," the tearful 21-year-old told the crowd.
Dayana Yastremska reached the Lyon WTA final on Saturday, just a week after escaping Russian bomb attacks on her home city of Odessa, and said: "I can deal with everything". The 21-year-old, with a Ukraine flag draped over her shoulders when she walked on court and playing in her country's blue and yellow, beat Romanian second seed Sorana Cirstea 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-4 after two and a half hours. "My spirit is pretty strong right now -- that's why I think I can deal with everything.
World number one Ashleigh Barty says she’s not at the “level necessary” to win tournaments right now and has therefore withdrawn from the upcoming Indian Wells event.
As Daniil Medvedev dethroned Novak Djokovic as men’s world No. 1 this week, the movement at the top of the women’s rankings was minimal. A few players moving up a couple of places, a few players dropping down one or two places.
"Unfortunately my body has not recovered the way I'd hoped after the Australian Open and I have not been able to adequately prepare for Indian Wells and Miami," Barty said in a statement released by organizers of Indian Wells, which starts on Wednesday in the California desert.
LOS ANGELES: Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty has withdrawn from the prestigious hardcourt tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami, saying she hadn't been able to prepare in the wake of her Australian Open triumph.
Ashleigh Barty has withdrawn from Indian Wells and the Miami Open, with the world No. 1 set for a break from competitive action as she battles to rediscover her top level. Barty has not played since becoming the first home hopeful to win an Australian Open singles title in 44 years in January.