French tennis player Gael Monfils, who is married to the first racket of Ukraine Elina Svitolina, gave an emotional interview after defeating the first racket of the world - Russian Danil Medvedev at the tournament in Indian Wells.
Monfils lost the first set, but then made a comeback and won the next two games - 4:6, 6:3, 6:1.
After the match, Gael answered the question of the Yahoo Sport Australia portal, how he and his wife are experiencing the war unleashed by the Russian Federation in Ukraine.
" It's not easy for two weeks to see my wife crying every night.. Of course, I was and remain next to her every day.. With her and her family. Quite a lot of relatives are still in Ukraine. It's hard to describe because I'm involved in it.. It's just kind of crazy when you think about it,"
Note that Svitolina herself has already left the Indian Wells tournament, but remains there and supports her husband.