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Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko posts appeal for help after revealing she has "nowhere to go" from her home in Kyiv
Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko has revealed she has «nowhere to go» after seeing war break out in her home town of Kyiv. The 32-year-old Tsurenko — who has been critical of the WTA's response to the crisis — has tried to continue playing in recent weeks, featuring at the Miami Open and then on Tuesday at the Andalucia Open in Marbella.
Struggling Svitolina takes a break after battling to represent Ukraine
Elina Svitolina has withdrawn from next month's Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers, saying she has aggravated a back injury in her determination to represent her country on the court following Russia's invasion. Svitolina, who has been outspoken in support of Ukraine amid the invasion, has competed at the Monterrey Open, Indian Wells and the Miami Open in recent weeks. She lost in the opening round at Indian Wells and Miami, but reached the Monterrey Open quarter-finals and pledged to donate her prize money from the tournament to the Ukrainian army. Russia calls its actions a "special military operation". "It's been an extremely difficult couple of months for me, not only mentally but also physically," Svitolina wrote on Twitter. "For a quite long time I've been struggling with my back.
Ukraine's exhausted Svitolina taking break from tennis
Former world number three Elina Svitolina of Ukraine announced Tuesday she was taking a break from tennis because of mental and physical exhaustion.
Miami Open: Cameron Norrie loses to Casper Ruud
British number one Cameron Norrie was hampered by a calf injury as he was knocked out of the Miami Open with a 6-3 6-4 defeat by sixth seed Casper Ruud.
Elina Svitolina taking break from tennis after 'extremely difficult' time following Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Elina Svitolina is taking a break from tennis due to a back injury and the “unbearable pain” of watching Russia invade her homeland of Ukraine. Svitolina threatened to boycott a match earlier this month against Russia's Anastasia Potapova unless tennis authorities ruled that Russian and Belarusian tennis players had to compete as “neutral athletes”. Ad/> That rule has since been enforced and Svitolina won two matches at the Monterrey Open before losing in the quarter-finals.
Canadian gymnasts allege 'abuse, neglect and discrimination' within the sport
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Struggling Svitolina takes a break after battling to represent Ukraine
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina has withdrawn from next month's Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers, saying she has aggravated a back injury in her determination to represent her country on the court following Russia's invasion.