An emotional Elina Svitolina thanked the people of Ukraine and all over the world for their “massive support” after she was beaten in the semi-finals at Wimbledon on Thursday.
Fighting back tears as she reflected on her efforts over the past two weeks, the 28-year-old was bitterly disappointed after losing 6-3, 6-3 to Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic, costing her a place in a first grand slam final.