Elina Svitolina: The star and the kids who play on through horror
As the crowd cheered Elina Svitolina on to Centre Court for her Wimbledon semi-final, millions of people back in her native Ukraine tuned in to support.
They have been a constant. Sheltering from Russian shells in bomb shelters and underground stations, they have still found a screen to watch.
And as Ukraine supports Svitolina, so Svitolina supports Ukraine.
Just months before her run to the last four at the All England Club in July 2023, Svitolina had been in her home country, seeing the damage of the invasion first hand. She was back again in November. Each time, she is struck by "the horror and the consequences" of the Russian invasion., external
"It was a mixture of feelings for sure," she tells BBC Sport of her trips home.