Tennis: “Gaël’s career came to an abrupt end because of our situation,” admits Elina Svitolina after the announcement of their divorce

It was an announcement that shook the tennis world this Monday. The divorce of Gaël Monfils and Elina Svitolina, the star couple of their discipline. The day after this breakup announced on Instagram, the Ukrainian player (6th in the world) spoke again on her social networks.

“I wanted to clarify my previous post because I realized that not everyone, especially the international audience, fully understood what I had to say. In this post, I shared just one of the reasons that influenced my decision and made me think about life and my future. But the truth is, there is so much more than that, and it has never been just one thing,” she wrote. Before recalling that the war in Ukraine had made him see life “differently”.

“At some point, I just realized that I didn’t want to continue living a life where I wasn’t truly happy. Believe me, coming to this decision was anything but easy. I love and respect my husband very much. I will always love and appreciate him for the person he is. This is exactly why it was so important for me to be honest, both with him and myself,” explained the 32-year-old. “Some things are just too personal to share publicly,” she said.

“As you have noticed, Gaël’s career came to an abrupt end due to our situation,” she added. The former world number 6 (2016) suffered “a lot of criticism” and did not “deserve that”, recalled Svitolina. “Please be kind and understanding. “It’s incredibly hard for both of us,” she concluded.