The Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina has far more on her mind than the winning of tennis matches. Ever since Russia’s invasion of her homeland back in 2021, Svitolina has been fully focused on supporting her country alongside her impressive tennis career, and still will not shake the hands of her Russian and Belarusian opponents. Svitolina has been speaking to CNN World Sport’s Patrick Snell about her work as an ambassador for the UNITED24 project, which is the official fundraising platform for UkraineThe Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina has far more on her mind than the winning of tennis matches. Ever since Russia’s invasion of her homeland back in 2021, Svitolina has been fully focused on supporting her country alongside her impressive tennis career, and still will not shake the hands of her Russian and Belarusian opponents. Svitolina has been speaking to CNN World Sport’s Patrick Snell about her work as an ambassador for the UNITED24 project, which is the official fundraising platform for Ukraine
