Andy Murray is sending his support to Elina Svitolina and Marta Kostyuk as he is calling for the ATP and WTA to show more solidarity with Ukrainian tennis players and the people of Ukraine in general. Since the start of the war, Ukrainian tennis players – most notably Svitolina, Kostyuk and Lesia Tsurenko – have been using their position to draw attention to the unfortunate scenes in Ukraine.
Murray, who donated all of his 2022 tournament prize money to Ukraine’s children, underlines that Ukrainian families are experiencing absolute horrors. “Obviously I have sympathy for the Ukrainian players. I’ve seen that some of the female players (notably Elena Svitolina and Marta Kostyuk) have spoken out about how difficult they found it and maybe felt like they could have had more support as well through that.
You need to understand their perspective as well, and not just the players that weren’t allowed to play last year. There are Ukrainian players on the tour whose families and everything (are affected) and they’re going through unbelievably difficult times as well.
And that’s what’s important,” Murray told Tennis Majors.
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