Svitolina goes into pause mode. The Ukrainian, twentieth in the world ranking of the WTA, has decided not to go to the United States to participate in the Billie Jean King Cup. She will not play some tournaments on clay either, without further details. Which casts doubt on his participation in Madrid, Rome and Roland-Garros in May. Gaël Monfils’ wife posted a tweet explaining her situation: “These last two months have been extremely difficult for me, mentally or physically. I’ve had back problems for a while now.” Svitolina lost in the second round at Indian Wells and Miami.
In addition, the player, “devastated” by the conflict in Ukraine, insisted that her temporary withdrawal from the circuit had no connection with the situation in her country: “What is happening in my native country gave me strength to go on and fight”. A few weeks ago, she explained that every winning she earned would be donated to her country’s military. Svitolina hopes to come back soon: “I’m sure I’ll see you again soon. Thank you for your support “.
Gaël Monfils himself had told Indian Wells how hard it was to see his wife suffer: “It’s hard to see my wife crying every night. I try to support her, to carry her. I am here and I would do anything for her”. Ukrainian tennis in the broad sense is very involved during this war, since Dolgopolov, Medvedev, and Stakhovsky are on the front.