The Ukrainian made a statement.
Ukraine’s first racket Elina Svitolina (No. 23 WTA) said if she will play at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
According to the athlete, he intends to go to a tournament in France.
“I’m looking forward to the Olympics. This year it will be in Paris and for the first time the Olympic tennis tournament will be held on clay. I didn’t play when it was on grass. So, you know, for a change the fun to play on the surface I grew up on.
As for the entry situation, I understand that the decision has been made. I think now it all depends on our National Olympic Committee what steps they take, and we are closely monitoring the situation. Let’s see what happens next.”
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“See me in Paris? Yes, of course. Every time I have the opportunity to represent my country… I know that here and in any other tournament where I play, I have a flag next to my name. But “You know , when you play for a team, like in the Billie Jean King Cup, in the Olympics, in events like that, it’s more pressure, but the pressure is good when you play and you have your country behind you,” said Svitolina at a press conference.
Let’s remember that in the last Olympics Svitolina won a bronze medal.
It was previously known how much Svitolina earned for the WTA 250 tournament in Auckland.
Source: korrespondent
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