Dayana Yastremska dedicates her semi-final victory over Sorana Cirstea to Ukraine, which has been below invasion via Russia for the remaining 10 days; Yastremska left the rustic together with her sister Ivanna and spent two nights sheltering in an underground automotive park ahead of arriving in France
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Dayana Yastremska celebrated her win with a Ukrainian flag draped over shoulders
Dayana Yastremska is thru to the Lyon Open last only a week after fleeing Ukraine as battle threatened to comb over her house town of Odessa.
The 21-year-old wildcard beat the second one seed Sorana Cirstea 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4 in Lyon on Saturday, and described the victory as “any other win for me, any other win for my nation.”
Accompanied via her 15-year-old sister Ivanna, Yastremska left Ukraine and spent two nights sheltering in an underground automotive park ahead of arriving in France.
After her gritty win in Lyon, Yastremska, who’s these days ranked at one hundred and fortieth having in the past been as prime as twenty first, admitted to feeling emotional however motivated via other people in Ukraine.
“It is my first last since see you later and naturally I’m more than pleased to be on this last,” Yastremska mentioned.
“I’m more than pleased that I may just get via my very own feelings lately throughout this semi-final fit and throughout the entire match.
“It is any other win for me, any other win for my nation. A large number of persons are motivating me from my nation, a large number of persons are supporting me right here. It actually method so much to me, that is a last to bear in mind within the match as neatly.”
Yastremska, who’s bidding for a primary name since 2019, will play 8th seed Zhang Shuai of China in Sunday’s last.
