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Recent events led me to think about the situation with the WTA players, who suddenly saw themselves in a very tense situation with the war going on and directly affecting so many of them. And I couldn't help but notice, that Ostapenko's behaviour, the way she dealt with the whole thing is extremely positive.
Bar the Ukrainian themselves, I think Aļona is perhaps the most affected player by the war. Her father's family comes from Ukraine, as evidenced by her name, with her grandmother still living in Zaporizhzhia, a city known for it's nuclear power plant and the take over by the Russians. Her coach and doubles partners, both Ukrainians, mention how much support and help they got from her.
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Not particularly surprising considering how she always got along well with Ukrainians like Yastremska, having played doubles with them in the past.
However, at the same time, she's also clearly able to separate individuals from governments. She appears to still be on good terms with many Russians and Bielorussians, as she congratulated Sabalenka for her slam title. She even appears to be on good terms with Potato as they're mutuals on Instagram.
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People made a lot of fun of the whole drama with the government cutting funds, but she actually dealt very well with it.
In a nut shell, she showed how it's possible to support and help Ukrainian players without being hostile to the Russians/Bielorussians. I think it's a lesson many people on this forum can learn with her.
Bar the Ukrainian themselves, I think Aļona is perhaps the most affected player by the war. Her father's family comes from Ukraine, as evidenced by her name, with her grandmother still living in Zaporizhzhia, a city known for it's nuclear power plant and the take over by the Russians. Her coach and doubles partners, both Ukrainians, mention how much support and help they got from her.
Lyudmyla Kichenok opens on support she has been receiving from Jelena Ostapenko
Ostapenko has been there for her Ukrainian doubles partner since the start of Russian invasion.
www.tennisworldusa.org
Ostapenko offers her Ukrainian coach a home from home in Latvia ahead of Wimbledon
The former French Open champion tells i about the charms of Riga, that famous spat with Ajla Tomljanovic and why she used to stay up till 3am doing homework
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Not particularly surprising considering how she always got along well with Ukrainians like Yastremska, having played doubles with them in the past.
However, at the same time, she's also clearly able to separate individuals from governments. She appears to still be on good terms with many Russians and Bielorussians, as she congratulated Sabalenka for her slam title. She even appears to be on good terms with Potato as they're mutuals on Instagram.
People made a lot of fun of the whole drama with the government cutting funds, but she actually dealt very well with it.
In a nut shell, she showed how it's possible to support and help Ukrainian players without being hostile to the Russians/Bielorussians. I think it's a lesson many people on this forum can learn with her.
