Elina Svitolina wears black ribbon at Wimbledon after Kyiv hospital attack

Elina Svitolina fought back tears after winning 6-2 6-1 against Wang Xinyu, telling the crowd: ‘It’s a very difficult day today for Ukrainian people.’ Photograph: Mosa’ab Elshamy/AP

The Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina has worn a black ribbon during a match at Wimbledon in solidarity with the victims of the Russian bombing of a children’s hospital in Kyiv.

Wimbledon organisers made a rare exception to relax its strict all-white rules for Svitolina’s fourth-round match against Wang Xinyu on Monday.