2023-07-10 13:55:36
This is one of the beautiful stories of a sad conflict… On Sunday, little Anna, 10, and her Ukrainian mother were queuing up to obtain precious sesame to enter the temple of tennis at Wimbledon.
The day before, despite a long wait, they had not managed to obtain one of these tickets that the English Grand Slam continues to sell daily at the counter to respect a tradition that has disappeared, for example at Roland-Garros.
While they waited, Anna’s mom decided to film herself and send the video to the Ukrainian Tennis media’s Twitter account. BTUs. After a few online exchanges, the site decides to get in touch with Elina Svitolina, who is due to play her round of 16 match against the Belarusian Azarenka the same day.
Here is a story about Anna, a 10 years old Ukrainian girl who likes & plays tennis. Anna’s father is on the frontline. Yesterday she cheered for Elina Svitolina at Wimbledon ???????? pic.twitter.com/cp1k7laIf5
— Ukrainian Tennis • BTU (@ukrtennis_eng) July 10, 2023
The wife of Gaël Monfils is quick to respond and come to the aid of his compatriots. Ten minutes later, here are the mother and daughter in the alleys of the All England Lawn Tennis ans Croquet Club!
The duo is even in the front row in the stands to see their champion triumph after a huge suspense by an 11-9 in the tie-break of the 3rd set. All after being down 6-2, 2-0 by an opponent she had never beaten…
But the gesture goes well beyond the simple happiness of allowing a 10-year-old girl to realize one of her dreams while Ukraine has been bruised for a year and a half by the Russian invasion.
???? Elina Svitolina in Grand Slam:
????♀️ Before Skaï was born
➡️ 36 tournaments played
↪️ Only 2 quarter-finals in a row (Wim 2019 – US 2019)???????? After Skai’s birth
➡️ 2 tournaments played
↪️ 2 consecutive quarter-finals (RG 2023 – Wim 2023) pic.twitter.com/96KolS8yqt— Game, Set and Maths (@JeuSetMaths) July 9, 2023
“You know, our dad (my husband) is on the front line, thanked the mom in a post. And when I wrote to him that we had obtained an invitation, that we had been helped, that gave him strength. »
Since her return from maternity in the spring, Svitolina, very invested in supporting her country, seems as if on a mission to carry the Ukrainian banner on all the courts of the world. Already a quarter-finalist at Roland-Garros, the world No. 76 (No. 3 in 2017) is once again present in the roller coaster in south-west London where she will face Iga Swiatek, No. 1 at the WTA, on Tuesday.
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