Elina Svitolina shares an honest thought: "Life is not limited to tennis"

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Elina Svitolina recently talked about herself in an interview with Vogue Ukraine, focusing first of all about the family.

The Ukrainian tennis player explained: "We hope that Gael and I have another couple of children and that our daughter Skai continues to develop Ukrainian tennis, my mission is to make concrete efforts to make this happen."

Svitolina shocked fans when she admitted that she wouldn't do what she just did this year, recovering over 1000 positions in the WTA ranking: "I don't go on the field without believing in my victory, but a lot of health is needed and life isn't limited to tennis."

The Ukrainian athlete is also focusing on her work in her association created in 2019: "I want to carry out all my tasks, from sport to charity, to help our military, children and all Ukrainians. Children continue to play tennis, they can have those bright moments in these difficult times."

Elina then recounted the moments of her youth: at the age of 11 she chose to leave tennis to dedicate herself to gymnastics, but in a short time she wanted to change her mind again.

Just a month later, she Svitolina tried to play tennis again and at 13 she moved to have the opportunity to devote herself professionally to racket sports. Now, one of her closest goals is to participate in the Paris Olympic Games in 2024, which will take place on the clay of Roland Garros.

The great season of Elina Svitolina

Elina Svitolina has amazed everyone since she returned to compete on the WTA circuit. In the Grand Slam tournaments the Ukrainian player achieved important results, after having been away from the tour for some time. At the Roland Garros she stopped in the quarter-finals at the hands of the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka.

At Wimbledon she defeated the Polish Iga Swiatek and only lost to the champion Marketa Vondrousova in the semifinals; At the US Open, the last competition she competed in, she reached the third round and exited to the American Jessica Pegula.