Elina Svitolina's clash against Belarusian Victoria Azarenka at Wimbledon is more than just a match between two mothers on the Tour after the Ukrainian drew battle lines ahead of Sunday's fourth round meeting on Court One.Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which Moscow describes as a 'special military operatio
Elina Svitolina's clash against Belarusian Victoria Azarenka at Wimbledon is more than just a match between two mothers on the Tour after the Ukrainian drew battle lines ahead of Sunday's fourth round meeting on Court One.
But Ukrainians still keep Azarenka at arm's length and even protested about her inclusion in a"Tennis Plays for Peace Exhibition" in August last year, forcing the former world number one to withdraw from the event. "It's another match but in a way, a lot of Ukrainians will be watching, will be supporting me. I will go out there and put the fighting spirit on and just really fight for every single point."
Centre Court action begins with Russia's Andrey Rublev facing Alexander Bublik in a repeat of last month's Halle Open final where the Kazakhstan player prevailed in three sets.
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