‘Amazing spirit’: Yastremska donates Lyon Open prize money to Ukraine

World No 21 loses final 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Zhang Shuai ‘You guys are so strong,’ Yastremska tells compatriotsThe Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska said she would be donating her prize money to help support her homeland after finishing as runner-up to Zhang Shuai at the Lyon Open.The 21-year-old Yastremska and her 15-year-old sister, Ivanna, spent two nights sheltering in an underground car park after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine before being sent to safety in France by their parents. Continue reading…

  • World No 21 loses final 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Zhang Shuai
  • ‘You guys are so strong,’ Yastremska tells compatriots

The Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska said she would be donating her prize money to help support her homeland after finishing as runner-up to Zhang Shuai at the Lyon Open.

The 21-year-old Yastremska and her 15-year-old sister, Ivanna, spent two nights sheltering in an underground car park after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine before being sent to safety in France by their parents.

Continue reading…