Elina Svitolina, the Ukrainian professional tennis player, recently won her match against American Sofia Kenin in the 2023 Wimbledon Championships. In the post-match conference, she was asked about her performance and how she must be feeling after the win. However, what caught everyone’s attention was her response to a question about her daughter and how she is probably enjoying her time off as a mother for now.
Her candid response was something that every mother can definitely relate to.
Elina Svitolina confesses to having a good night’s sleep while her husband takes care of the daughter
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After making her way to the fourth round at Wimbledon and defeating Sofia Kenin in a tough two-set match, Svitolina was obviously haggled by journalists in a post-match press conference. One of the questions that was thrown her way was about how she was enjoying her time sleeping through the night as she does not have to take care of her daughter right now who is pretty small as of now.
To which Elina’s raw and candid response was, “Yeah now it’s Gael’s turn to look after Skai.”. A Twitter page called The Tennis Letter posted the whole conversation on their official page. Along with that, they also wrote that moms also need a break once in a while. This is definitely true because while managing your professional career and role as a mother, it gets difficult to find the balance.
Elina Svitolina after her win against Kenin at Wimbledon:
Interviewer: “I’m sure you’re happy to be sleeping through the night right now without your daughter here”
Elina: “Yeah, now it’s Gael’s turn to look after Skaï (laughs)”
Mom’s need a break every once in a while 😂 pic.twitter.com/ge4nllSI3W
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) July 7, 2023
At such times, having a partner who acts supportive is crucial. And in Elina’s case, we are sure Gael plays an equally important role, as Elina’s comment reveals the same.
Elina gets the ‘mom’ tag at Wimbledon as she makes her way to the fourth round
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After winning 3 rounds back to back, Elina has not only won the hearts of her fans but also earned the mommy tag. New mother Svitolina has shown exceptional performance off the court by managing her professional career as well as her role as a mother. And now her on-court skills are also taking her to another level.
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The official page of the Tennis Channel posted on Instagram after Elina’s wins, “Mommy Mentality” and “just doing mom things” for her, which is quite a distinction that she got from the rest of the players. Her new role as a mother/tennis star on the grass courts of Wimbledon is surely making her fans happy.