Elina Svitolina thankful of Wimbledon opponent Iga Swiatek’s support for Ukraine
Swiatek has been the most vocal supporter of Ukrainian players in the locker room.
Swiatek has been the most vocal supporter of Ukrainian players in the locker room.
Ukrainian Svitolina fought back to knock out Belarusian Victoria Azarenka.
The British number one did not even reach the hour mark in a 6-1 6-1 defeat.
Boulter will take on Elena Rybakina in the final match on Saturday’s Centre Court schedule.
The British number one will meet last year’s Wimbledon winner in the third round.
The Spaniard exited Wimbledon with a back injury but was congratulated on her victory when she faced the media.
Murray’s second-round tie with Stefanos Tsitsipas had to be suspended due to the 11pm curfew.
The 16-year-old Russian has reached the third round on her debut at Wimbledon.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said there ‘will definitely be a response to the enemy’.
World number one Swiatek lost just two games while Kostyuk recovered from losing the first set 6-0 to knock out eighth seed Maria Sakkari.
A Just Stop Oil protest disrupted the opening set tie-break but when play resumed Boulter won the next five points before racing to victory.
The Belarusian was banned from the tournament last year.
The Princess of Wales and Roger Federer were special guests in the Royal Box on a wet second day in SW19.
The new platform, which will be linked to Meta service Instagram, will go live on Thursday.
Three Britons progressed on the opening day of the 2023 Championships.