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The Guardian - UK
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Tumaini Carayol at Melbourne Park

Marta Kostyuk speaks up for ‘forgotten’ Ukraine war after Australian Open win

Marta Kostyuk celebrates after beating Russia’s Maria Timofeeva 6-2 6-1.
Marta Kostyuk celebrates after beating Russia’s Maria Timofeeva 6-2 6-1. Photograph: James Ross/EPA

Marta Kostyuk believes that tennis has forgotten the war in Ukraine and she hopes that the success of Ukrainian women at the Australian Open will generate further attention for the issue as she reached the quarter-finals of a grand slam tournament for the first time in her career.

“I hope so because it really seems for a lot of people that it’s over,” Kostyuk said. “Something incredible happened. Ukraine managed to not be [captured] in three days, in Kyiv as well. So it was like all a miracle. I feel it’s not a miracle any more, so why talk about it? Yeah, I hope that the [Ukrainian] girls can keep on doing what they’re doing and reminding as much as possible.”

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