The screenshots from a webcam and the video have been geolocated, and their authenticity verified by CNN. The Russian military appears to have taken central Kherson, screenshots posted to social media and a video obtained by CNN show. On Tuesday, the Association of Tennis Professionals, Women’s Tennis Association and International Tennis Federation released a joint statement announcing players from Russia and Belarus would be allowed to continue competing - but only as neutral athletes, instead of under the flag of either country. On Monday, she wrote in a social media post that she would not play any Russian or Belarusian players, and would forego today's match unless tennis organizations took action. She had earlier refused to play Russian athletes. 1 seed in the tournament, wore blue and yellow - the colors of the Ukrainian flag - on the court. I’m in a very sad mood, but I’m happy that I’m playing tennis here." She added that this was “a very special match for me and moment here. “I was on a mission for my country,” Svitolina said in an on-court interview of her performance, which drew a roar from the crowd. Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina defeated Russia's Anastasia Potapova at the Monterrey Open on Tuesday, pledging afterward to donate her prize money to the Ukrainian army.Īfter her win at the opening-round match in Monterrey, Mexico, Svitolina put her hand on her heart and waved to the crowd.
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