‘Part of that … war machine hurting my country and my people,’ says Ukrainian tennis star of Russian and Belarusian opponentsFor Ukrainian tennis players Marta Kostyuk and Lesia Tsurenko, focusing on tennis continues to be challenging. “My mother sends me videos when there are missiles flying over their house,” Kostyuk told reporters. “At the end of the day, I look around and I don’t feel all of this really matters,” she explained. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka and said playing against players from Russia or Belarus is still “tough.”“They’re part of that … war machine hurting my country and my people,” Tsurenko said. “She said: ‘Great play,’” Sabalenka told reporters.

Source: CNN January 19, 2024 22:46 UTC