Lesia Tsurenko Plays Tennis to Earn Money to Help Ukraine Posted by By Matthew Futterman July 2, 2022Posted inKyiv (Ukraine), Putin, Vladimir V, Russia, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), Tennis, Tsurenko, Lesia, Wimbledon Tennis Tournament She used to compete because she loved tennis, but now Tsurenko wants to win as much prize money as possible to help people in her war-torn country.
As the French Open Begins, the War in Ukraine Roils the Locker Room Posted by By Matthew Futterman May 23, 2022Posted inAssn of Tennis Professionals, Azarenka, Victoria, French Open (Tennis), Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), Swiatek, Iga (2001- ), Tennis, Tsurenko, Lesia, Wimbledon Tennis Tournament, Women's Tennis Assn, Yastremska, Dayana “I feel like it’s not united,” Iga Swiatek, the top-ranked women’s player, said of a decision by the tours to punish Wimbledon for barring players from Russian and Belarus.