Теніс як дипломатія. Росіяни на корті. Рідні під обстрілами – СВІТОЛІНА | ВЕЧІР СЕРЕДИ

Elina Svitolina is the most successful athlete in the history of Ukrainian tennis and one of the top rackets in the world. In 2021, she brought Ukraine its first ever Olympic medal in this sport. Tennis for her is not only a competition, but also a platform for diplomacy. 📍Why is Svitolina not afraid to voice her civic position as an athlete and how does she help children and the military through tennis? 📍Why does the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) still maintain neutrality regarding the participation of Russian women in competitions and how can Svitolina play with them? 📍How is Svitolina's rehabilitation going after injury and surgery and when will she return to the court? Ukrainska Pravda journalist Sofia Sereda talked to Elina Svitolina about everything in the project "Wednesday Evening". Elina Svitolina's Instagram:   / elisvitolina   _________________________________________________________ Camera: Andriy Kovsh, Vladyslav Pylypenko Editing: Sofia Sereda, Anna Belykh Sound: Dmytro Volkovynskyi Make-up: Anna Yaremchuk Cover: Zyu Poberezhnyuk _________________________________________________________ 00:00 start 00:35 about recovery from injury and surgery 01:48 about combining motherhood and sports 04:44 about offers to play for other countries 06:21 about tennis as diplomacy 08:54 about performing at Wimbledon on the day of the shelling of "Okhmatdyt" 11:11 about the attitude towards Russian tennis players 14:45 about the position of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) on the war in Ukraine 18:13 how do world tennis stars react to the war in Ukraine? 22:15 about supporting the Charter brigade 24:43 about United24: how much money did Svitolina raise for Ukraine? 26:58 about working on the return of children abducted by Russia to Ukraine 30:37 about raising a new generation of Ukrainian tennis players 33:32 about Ukraine, Odessa, Kharkiv during the war 37:29 about raising a daughter in Ukrainian and my own transition to the Ukrainian language 41:08 about tennis in life and life in tennis 44:16 why are there more famous female tennis players in Ukraine than male tennis players? 46:27 about the most valuable sporting achievement 47:48 how to show high results in competitions when the temperature on the court is 45+? 49:27 is it an advantage when a man is also a tennis player? 51:16 about athletes who inspire Elina Svitolina 54:24 if not tennis, then Elina Svitolina… ____________________________________________________________ Join the Ukrainian Truth Club: https://club.pravda.com.ua/?utm_sourc... Telegram channel "UP. Damn Questions": https://t.me/ukr_pravda Telegram channel "UP. Off the record": https://t.me/off_the_record