Yastremska plans to play in the Lyon Open beginning on Monday
Despite the horror Yastremska has experienced in the last few days, she still plans to play in the Lyon Open, which begins on Monday. The 21-year-old will face Romanian Ana Bogdan in her first match in France.
Yastremska detailed her journey of escaping Ukraine to ESPN. She and her sister first arrived in Romania in order to catch a flight to France, as no flights are going in and out of Ukraine. Once in France, the tournament director of the Lyon Open welcomed them. She has continued to contact her parents back in Ukraine, and they are staying in a parking garage for the time being. Yastremska previously stayed in the garage,“I am scared for my parents, my friends, and everybody in my country,” Yastremska said. “For you to understand what a missile strike is like, you need to feel it. But, I wish [nobody] has to ever feel this [pain].”
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