Mother Player Showdown: Svitolina’s Three-Set Reversal and Controversial Exit at Wimbledon

2023-07-10 01:05:06
2023-07-10 09:05 United Daily News reporter Zeng Siru/Real-time report Ukrainian player Elina Svitolina (Elina Svitolina) staged a three-set reversal and was beaming with joy following the game…

In the fourth round of Wimbledon women’s singles, the “Mother Player Showdown” was staged. Belarusian front and back Victoria Azarenka and Ukrainian player Elina Svitolina, who gave birth in October last year, staged a three-set battle. However, when Yasa Lanka was reversed and left the field, she was booed by the fans, which made her very unhappy. She said that the fans probably had such a gaffe because they had drunk too much alcohol.

This game is not just a battle between two mother players, but it is also more sensitive because of their nationalities. Svitolina, who has voiced for the motherland many times, won 2:6, 6:4, 7:6 (11:9), the cheers from the audience even surpassed that of the landlord. After the game, the two There was no handshake, and Yasha Lanka was even booed when she left the first court, making her stop deliberately and express her dissatisfaction with body movements.

“I’ve known Svitolina for a long time, I’ve always had a good relationship with her, and now that’s the situation, I can’t control the crowd, I’m not sure many people understand what’s going on, so maybe too many liqueurs in a day Alcohol.” Yasharanka also mentioned that she understood that her opponents were unwilling to shake hands with Belarusian and Russian players, and she also respected Svitolina’s decision, but the audience may not understand the reasons behind it, and only focused on the fact that the two sent off without shaking hands. It’s a pity to boo.

Victoria Azarenka (Victoria Azarenka) was attacked by some fans when Belarus left following losing the goal…

Svitolina, who received warm cheers, was in a completely different mood from Yasa Lanka. She described the joy she felt at the moment of victory, which was second only to the birth of a daughter last year. She said in an on-site interview: “When When I was behind in the second set, I heard you guys rooting for me, I almost cried. I tried to imagine the situation in my hometown, people watching the game cheering for me, I know what it means to them, there is anything to share Happy moments mean a lot to them.”

Svitolina emphasized that Ukraine was very hard under the Ukrainian-Russian War, but she was able to play at Wimbledon. “If my opponent is a Russian or Belarusian player, of course I will be more stressed, because there are more victories. Meaning. For me, it’s bringing back victories, small victories, for Ukraine.”

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