Tennis star Svitolina says emotional toll of Ukraine war led to Monfils separation
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Monfils and Svitolina played in the mixed doubles together at this year's US Open and reached the semi-finals Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina has announced the end of her marriage with French former tennis player Gaël Monfils, citing the emotional impact of the war in her country.
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The 32-year-old, who is ranked number six in the world, wrote in a heartfelt post on Instagram about the effect the conflict and "what the war has done to me inside".
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"This is the most difficult thing I have ever had to share," she wrote, saying "I need to find my way back to myself".
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Svitolina said she felt she could not do that within her marriage. She said her husband Monfils, 40, "listened" and "respected what I need with a strength and grace I will never forget".
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"Some battles happen deep inside you, and no amount of love from someone else can win them for you," the four-time Grand Slam semi-finalist wrote.
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It was "the hardest thing I have ever had to tell the person I love", Svitolina said.
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"Everyone knows how much Ukraine means to me," Svitolina, who grew up in Odesa, said.
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Ukraine's Black Sea port city has been heavily bombed by Russia throughout the war.
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Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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"What you didn't see were the sleepless nights, the doubts, and the feeling of slowly losing myself."
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The tennis power couple married in 2021 and have one child together - a four-year-old daughter called Skai.
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Svitolina said her daughter "will always come first", adding "our marriage is ending, but our family is not".
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