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Elina Svitolina wears black ribbon at Wimbledon after Kyiv hospital attack


Ukrainian tennis star shows solidarity with victims after tournament makes rare exception to all-white rules

The Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina has worn a black ribbon during a match at Wimbledon in solidarity with the victims of the Russian bombing of a children’s hospital in Kyiv.

Wimbledon organisers made a rare exception to relax its strict all-white rules for Svitolina’s fourth-round match against Wang Xinyu on Monday.

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