Young mother Svitolina was amazed by the visit to Irpin and Bucha and announced the timing of the return to tennis (photo)

Former first racket of Ukraine Elina Svitolina, who gave birth to a daughter in October last year, visited her native country on a charitable mission and announced that she intends to return to the court in April.

“To return to the tour in April is my task, which I try to take on myself,” said the winner of 16 WTA tournaments Elina Svitolina. Let’s see what physical and mental state I’ll be in. April is on my agenda. We will watch with my husband how our daughter will feel, travel with us, how she will be on the tennis tour.”

As part of their visit to Ukraine, the 28-year-old tennis player, who is the ambassador of the UNITED24 platform, and the Oscar-winning French film director Michel Azanavicius visited the Kyiv region, in particular, the mass grave site on the territory of the Buchanskaya Church of St. Andrew the First-Called, where 116 civilians killed by Russians were buried. restoration of two houses in Irpen, destroyed by the Rashists. On her Instagram page, Olympic medalist Svitolina posted eerie pictures from the stricken city.

“It was a very difficult journey for me. I can’t imagine how people got through it.” athlete confessed.

Recall that the former 3rd racket of the world, Elina Svitolina, has not entered the court since March last year and occupies the 379th position in the current WTA ranking. But the most important thing is that the young mother (together with Gael Monfils and child Elina lives in Monaco) constantly calls on the world community to provide assistance to Ukraine and collects money herself. And Svitolina is outraged by the statement of the International Olympic Committee, which is ready to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to the 2024 Games in Paris.

Earlier, FACTS reported that Elina Svitolina showed her newborn daughter for the first time.

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