Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska competed in the women’s finals at the Lyon Open tennis tournament in France, just days after fleeing her country amidst a war.
Just days after Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremska was forced to flee her hometown after being awoken by the sound of bombs, she found herself in the final of the Lyon Open in France on Sunday.
The 21-year-old athlete had no choice but to escape her home country to continue pursuing her dream of capturing her fourth career singles title. Despite initially wanting to stay, in hopes peace would ensue in Ukraine, the tenacious athlete took her sister and separated from her family. Their father expressed the urgency of his daughters needing to follow their dreams, build a future and take care of one another.
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