Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina is not only known for her sports skills but also for her dedicated “mission” to help her war-torn country. Previously Svitolina cleared to the media that she is nowhere stopping but using her platform of tennis to raise global support for friends and family in Ukraine. However, she is not alone in this fight! Her friends and colleagues are also donating generously to Svitolina’s dedicated charitable foundation for Ukrainian causes.

After a blissful journey of motherhood and victory against the world’s no 1 tennis player Igu Shviontek, Svitolina is now more dedicated to using all her success and media presence to support Ukraine. In this mission, she speaks about colleagues Stefanos Tsitsipas and Iga Shvyontek, who became two strong pillars of her charitable missions.

Svitolina speaks about the tennis community’s take on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

One great thing fans witnessed about Elina Svitolina is her never-ending love for her country Ukraine. For example, the Svitolina Foundation organized a tennis match for Ukrainian children. Although the tournament ended on a bad note with air raids and an award ceremony being held in a bomb shelter, this tennis star is not scared at all. In fact, she still aims to return to her country, to friends and family, when the war is over. However, she mentioned her colleagues, who supported Ukraine’s cause. Mentioning Stefanos Tsitsipas, Svitolina said- “Stefanos Tsitsipas made a donation to my foundation, I am very grateful to him.” 

Not only Tsitsipas but Iga Shvyontek also presented an example of her beautiful heart. This popular tennis player donated hugely to Svitolina’s foundation. This donation further helped to organize children’s camps in Ukraine. For this generous act, Svitolina commented about Shvyontek saying- “I Can Count on the Fingers of My Hands Who Donated… The big heart of Iga Shviontek. The world’s first racket organized a charity event and collected 2 million zlotys for refugee children from Ukraine.” Isn’t that a beautiful gesture?

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However, she also added that not all tennis players are really vested in the issue. These players are now probably used to this European conflict. Now they can’t be blamed since it has been more than a year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Svitolina mentioned that these people do ask her about friends and family in Ukraine but nothing more significant than that. But that is not impacting the Ukrainian tennis star at all!  This is because the Charleston Tournament, Dutch Bleiswijk Open organizers, and Mubadala Citi DC Open organizers raised their support for Svitolina’s foundation.

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina surely knows how to return the help to her country, which once helped her to nurture and grow her passion for tennis. In fact, the generous help from her colleagues surely motivated her to make more significant steps in this resistance movement. Slowly but steadily, this is how Svitolina will surely achieve the freedom she dreams for her people. What do you think?

Shviontek’s heartfelt gesture for Svitolina after a surprising defeat

While Iga Shvriontek made an amazing gesture for the Svitolina Foundation, these two tennis players shared quite a tough game against each other during the Wimbledon semifinals this year. While many might think differently, the Ukrainian tennis star defeated the world’s number one player Iga Shviontek by 7-5 6-7, and 6-2. Not to mention, Svitolina was on maternity break for three months and returned to court in a wild-card entry. However now it looks like she truly made good use of her break to enhance her skills. A marvelous comeback, isn’t it?

Although, Shviontek was defeated, she made sure her colleague’s attempt to help her country do not go in vain. That is why she presented a generous donation helping many unfortunate Ukrainian children and set an example of good sportsmanship. What do you think?

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