Indian Wells: Ukrainians Elina Svitolina & Marta Kostyuk have support from US crowd
Ukrainian Elina Svitolina said she received “love and support” from the American public during her run The last eight Indian wells.
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Since then, the country has resumed talks, Ukraine is ready to accept The United States proposed an immediate ceasefire with Russia for 30 days.
Svitolina and Compatriot Marta Kostyuk said they were supported by the California crowd.
Svitolina, 30, said: “Since I met in the Oval Office, I have received a lot of support from the American people, just providing love and support to the Ukrainians.
“I got a lot of support given that I hit three American girls – yes, it was amazing.
“I feel like I need to play well, and that’s what I do for my country. I’m still checking the news every day, and I still have time, and I also have time to go to tennis.
“For a long time, Ukraine had only bad news.”
Svitolina took five hours, including almost three hours of rain delay, to beat the fourth seed of the United States, Jessica Pegula 5-7 6-1 6-2.
Kostyuk, 22, lost to Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen in the last 16 games, and he said she also received support in the game.
“I’ve received a lot of information and a lot of apology, and it’s amazing because you never know how people respond to certain situations and how they react,” she said.
“I’m very grateful to everyone who continues to support it.
“You are with the driver in the car and they ask you where you are and whenever you say everyone in Ukraine likes it, ‘Oh my goodness, we’re sorry’.
“I didn’t receive any negative emotions from the people here, so it felt good.”
