TOKYO (Reuters) - Few athletes would have had a more eventful buildup to the Tokyo Olympics than Ukrainian Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils of France. Tennis' latest power couple got married on Friday but the honeymoon has had to wait as two days later they boarded the flight to Tokyo to participate in the Games. "We are used to having so many competitions in a year so there is no time for resting," Svitolina told the International Tennis Federation. "Now it's time to focus on tennis, and the Olympics of course. The focus was back on the tennis for Svitolina as she sweated out on court trying to get acclimatised to the hot and humid conditions in Tokyo.

Source: The Star July 21, 2021 07:53 UTC