More than ever before, the
120th
tennis player in the world,
Dayana Yastremska,
21, will have the attention of millions of eyes and the support, above all, of millions of hearts.
Because whether you knew it or not, whether or not you were interested in tennis, the story, narrated by herself via
social networks,
of her
flight from Ukraine
with her little sister, has gone around the world and lit up many shows of
solidarity .
Just yesterday she posted a
photo
on
where she is seen receiving instructions from a member of her team during
training
and accompanied by the following message: "It's hard to be on the pitch when all thoughts are about Ukraine and family."
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Difficult, but much safer, of course, than the
underground car park
where he spent his last
two nights in Odessa,
his hometown, and which made his parents make a drastic decision: "Send me and my little sister, whatever the cost! whatever it cost, outside Ukraine! Mom, dad, we love you very much, take care of yourselves! I love you my country, Ukrainians, protect your lives, "he said in his previous post.
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Already in Lyon, in a
letter
sent to the French publication
L'
Equipe ,
he
explained how he attended the bombing of Odessa: "The explosions were terrifying. We
hid
in the underground car park of our building and waited. We also spent the night there. I had the tickets. plane to Lyon, but it was no longer possible to fly: Ukraine had closed its airspace. The war had begun".
And she continues: "Our father told us: 'I don't know how the war will end, but now you have to take care of each other and continue with your lives and dreams. Do not separate and do not worry about us, that everything will be fine. And do not forget that Ukraine is your homeland.
The
odyssey
of the sisters - who have left their entire family behind - to reach Lyon has gone around the world and the fact that Dayana is going to compete in a tournament in the current circumstances, a symbol for those who believe in the need of positive messages of resistance.
As a
tribute
, the
Open de Lyon
itself has offered the sisters a 'wildcard', an invitation card for both to participate in the doubles tournament.
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