"When the invasion started, it was tough mentally to compete and to have my family in Ukraine, it was tough to deal with. My priorities and perspective changed. I felt not in the right place when I was playing. It was tough to focus 100 per cent on my job, that’s why I wanted to share my view."
"But right now I’m happy I could take my time, refocus, find where I’m needed. I want for people to know what is happening - that the war continues - because I feel like it’s faded away a little bit from the news. It’s very important to do everything in my power."
"All the Ukrainians, we’ve been having roundtables with the WTA, the International Tennis Federation, Grand Slams, explaining the help we need, but they chose to go their separate ways."
"Our Ukrainian people are dying back home, we lost our homes, we lost our training bases, our families are all in danger. Sport has a great responsibility with a lot of media attention, it helps people to understand what is really going on. This is my mission right now."
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