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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
George Sessions

Lesia Tsurenko struggled to keep the war in Ukraine out of her mind at Wimbledon

AP

Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko bowed out of Wimbledon with a third-round defeat to Jule Niemeier and admitted it was a day she could not separate tennis and the war in her country.

The 33-year-old was broken 11 times but battled on before she exited SW19 6-4 3-6 6-3.

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