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The Economic Times
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Gaël Monfils and Elina Svitolina announce separation as Ukrainian tennis star opens up about the toll of Russia’s war on her life, marriage and family

Elina Svitolina, Ukraine’s star tennis player, has openly spoken about how emotionally taxing it is to watch Russia wage a war against her nation, saying that its impact on her personal life has been even more serious than what she has talked about before. World number six has ended her marriage with France’s star tennis player Gaël Monfils, explaining that she has to find herself anew without her husband. In her recent Instagram story, Svitolina expressed that she had experienced a lot of sleepless nights and a lack of self-confidence.

In the video posted by her, the tennis player said that she was highly affected by the ongoing war, and at a point she lost her way back into marriage.

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