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Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina says she was ‘on a mission’ for her country after beating Russia’s Anastasia Potapova in straight sets at the Monterrey Open.
Dressed in Ukraine's blue and gold colours, a fired-up Elina Svitolina thrashed Russian Anastasia Potapova in Mexico on Tuesday and said it was her mission to unite the tennis world behind her country following Russia's invasion.
Svitolina said on Monday she would not play against players from Russian or Belarus -- unless they were competing under a neutral banner -- as a protest against Russia's invastion of her homeland.
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina says it is her mission «to unite the tennis community» behind her country after beating Russian Anastasia Potapova in the Monterrey Open first round.
Elina Svitolina wore the colours of the Ukrainian flag as she thrashed Russia's Anastasia Potapova 6-2 6-1 in the first round of the Monterrey Open on Tuesday. Svitolina had refused to play her opening match against Potapova on Monday, insisting the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the ATP and WTA ensure Russian and Belarusian tennis players compete as “neutral athletes”. It was a stance supported by Eurosport's Mats Wilander.
La española Nuria Parrizas, número 51 del ránking mundial, derrotó este martes por 6-2, 6-1 a la japonesa Misaki Doi y se clasificó a los octavos de final del Abierto de Tenis de Monterrey, torneo 250 de la WTA.
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina thrashed Russian Anastasia Potapova in Mexico on Tuesday, deciding she could do more for her country by playing than boycotting the match.