'We need your help': All-Ukrainian clash at Wimbledon puts focus beyond tennis
By Issy Ronald, CNN
Lesia Tsurenko Sport News
‘I’m helping other families and other people’ - Anhelina Kalinina's motivation for Wimbledon success
Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina revealed her unique motivation for success at Wimbledon, claiming she will use the prize money to help rebuild her parents’ home after it was bombed in the ongoing conflict with Russia. Kalinina’s parents are currently staying at her apartment while their current home in Irpin is rebuilt after being severely damaged at the start of the war. Ad/> “Their house was attacked.
Wimbledon day one: Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray thrill Centre Court with wins
Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray delighted the Centre Court crowd at Wimbledon with impressive day one wins while defending champion Novak Djokovic set another record in his first-round success.
Watch: Ball Boy Nearly Faints During Wimbledon Match. British Tennis Player Jodie Burrage Then Did This
British tennis player Jodie Burrage won hearts with a great gesture during her first her first round Wimbledon match against Lesia Tsurenko on Monday. At the start of the second set of the match on Court No. 18, one of the ball boys nearly fainted. Burrage stopped the match and attended him. She even provided him candies and energy gel before the ball boy was helped off the court. "He just said he was feeling really faint. He couldn't actually really talk. It was quite distressing to see," Burrage was quoted as saying by CNN.
Ukraine's Kalinina will use Wimbledon prize money to rebuild parents' home
Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina said she will use her prize money from Wimbledon to help rebuild her parents' home after it was bombed during the Russian invasion.
Kalinina to use Wimbledon prize money to rebuild family home in Ukraine
Some players dream of playing at Wimbledon at least once in their career. For others, the possibility they might one day win the title pushes them to incredible lengths. For some, merely winning a match at Wimbledon is worth much more than that.
Winning and losing doesn't exist with war raging, says Ukraine's Tsurenko
LONDON : Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko reached the second round of Wimbledon on Monday but with Russian missiles raining down on her home country she insisted winning or losing tennis matches had ceased to exist as a priority in her life.
Wimbledon 2022 - Cameron Norrie through with win over Pablo Andujar, Yuriko Miyazaki and Jodie Burrage out
Cameron Norrie secured his passage through to the second-round after a fairly straightforward win over Pablo Andujar. The British No.1 defeated his Spanish opponent 6-0 7-6 (7-3) 6-4. Ad/> Norrie’s win came in a rain-interrupted match with a number of crucial points held up by weather, but Andujar tried to hold on, putting up a stern fight in the second set, ultimately going down in the tie-break.