The current situation in Ukraine is worrying the whole planet, but for some athletes, this dramatic event has an even greater importance, likeElina Svitolina, the Ukrainian tennis player. The 27th player in the world is logically very affected by the terrible fighting that is taking place at the moment in her native country. If she tries somehow to warn about the situation or to help the Ukrainian troops financially, continuing to play tennis was too difficult and she decided to take a break a few days ago.
To support her, the 27-year-old young woman knows that she can count on her husband, Gael Monfils. The 36-year-old French tennis player is living a beautiful love story with the Ukrainian and for The Parisianhe agreed to talk about the terrible ordeal she is currently experiencing and the impact it has had on the Frenchman’s latest decisions. “Frankly, it is thanks to her that I play. In all transparency, if she hadn’t gone to Indian Wells and Miami, I wouldn’t have gone there either. I can’t even understand how she could play”he wonders today.
I am in awe of my wife.
Now on break, Elina Svitolina nevertheless knows that she can count on the support of Gaël Monfils. “I am in awe of my wife. It’s just exceptional to find so much energy, willpower in moments like this. Hats off…”declares the great friend of Benoît Paire, before saying a little more about his role on a daily basis: “Me, finally, I am a shoulder for her and I already find it all very hard. I tell her every time I follow her example. She has exceptional abilities in life. This is also where you see that women are very strong, it’s not talk…”.
A beautiful testimony from Gaël Monfils, admiring the courage of his wife, in this particularly hard period for her.
Find the interview with Gaël Monfils in full on the Parisian website.