Elina Svitolina
IOC (International Olympic Committee) president Thomas Bach walks in the finish area of the alpine ski, men's World Championship downhill, in Courchevel, France, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)
IOC's Bach says Olympics on history's side in Russia issue

By Andrew Dampf And Graham Dunbar Feb. 12, 2023 07:00 AM EST

Elina Svitolina talks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Ukrainian tennis player and Olympic bronze medalist Elina Svitolina has pushed for a total ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Paris Games in an interview with The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
ATP Challenger Vilnius, Lithuania Men Singles

Feb. 08, 2023 10:28 AM EST

Elina Svitolina talks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Ukrainian tennis player and Olympic bronze medalist Elina Svitolina has pushed for a total ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Paris Games in an interview with The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Svitolina calls for Russians to be banned from Olympics

By Hanna Arhirova Feb. 08, 2023 10:27 AM EST

FILE - A woman passes by the Olympic rings at the City Hall in Paris, on July 25, 2022. Latvia is threatening to boycott next year’s Paris Olympics if athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus are allowed to take part after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, File)
IOC details Russia stance for Olympics, cites human rights

By Graham Dunbar Feb. 02, 2023 03:52 PM EST

Romania's Simona Halep returns to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina in a women's singles semifinal match on day eleven of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Thursday, July 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Wimbledon updates | Russian-born Rybakina lives 'on tour'

Jul. 07, 2022 03:35 PM EDT

Masked spectators arrive for the first round matches at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)
Osaka, Nadal advance in Australia after Djokovic flies home

By John Pye Jan. 17, 2022 02:14 AM EST

Masked spectators arrive for the first round matches at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)
Australian Open Men Singles

Jan. 16, 2022 09:30 PM EST

Fans take a selfie with a photo of defending champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia ahead of first round matches at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Djokovic was deported from Australia Sunday, Jan 16, after losing a bid to stay in the country to defend his Australian Open title despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)
The Latest at the Australian Open: 5th-seeded Sakkari wins

Jan. 16, 2022 09:29 PM EST

Belinda Bencic, of Switzerland, returns a shot to Emma Raducanu, of Great Britain, during the quarterfinals of the US Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Olympic tennis champ Bencic comes back to advance in Chicago

Sep. 29, 2021 01:28 PM EDT

Simona Halep, of Romania, tosses her racket as she plays Elina Svitolina, of Ukraine, during the fourth round of the US Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
US Open Women Singles

Sep. 22, 2021 06:17 PM EDT

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, reacts after scoring a point against Matteo Berrettini, of Italy, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis tournament early Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
US Open Lookahead: Djokovic, Zverev again in a semifinal

Sep. 09, 2021 11:04 PM EDT

Alexander Zverev, of Germany, throws game balls to the crowd after defeating Lloyd Harris, of South Africa, during the quarterfinals of the US Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Raducanu, 18, 1st qualifier in US Open semis; Sakkari next

By Howard Fendrich Sep. 08, 2021 02:35 PM EDT

Tennis fans watch the match between Angelique Gerber, of Germany, and Elina Svitolina, of Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, during the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio. (Kareem Elgazzar/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)
WTA Cincinnati, USA Women Singles

Aug. 18, 2021 05:09 PM EDT

Naomi Osaka of Japan hits the ball to Cori Gauff of the United States during the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament at the Lindner Family Tennis Center, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021 in Mason, Ohio.(Cara Owsley/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)
Naomi Osaka tested by Gauff, wins 3-setter in tour return

Aug. 18, 2021 05:08 PM EDT

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, rest between games against Pablo Carreno Busta, of Spain, during the bronze medal match of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Djokovic's temper flares up as he leaves Tokyo empty-handed

By Andrew Dampf Jul. 31, 2021 05:15 AM EDT

Marketa Vondrousova, of the Czech Republic, plays Elina Svitolina, of the Ukraine, during the semifinals of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Olympic Tournament Women Singles

Jul. 29, 2021 08:07 AM EDT

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, celebrates after defeating Kei Nishikori, of Japan, during the quarterfinals of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
'An answer for everything': Djokovic in Olympic medal rounds

By Andrew Dampf Jul. 29, 2021 05:16 AM EDT

Slovenia's Luka Doncic (77) drives to the against Japan's Yuta Watanabe (12), left, during men's basketball preliminary round game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Big day for Dressel, Chinese in pool, Lee in gymnastics

By Josh Dubow Jul. 29, 2021 04:34 AM EDT

Daniil Medvedev, of the Russian Olympic Committee, pauses during a third round men's tennis match against Fabio Fognini, of Italy, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
'I can die': Medvedev survives extreme heat at Tokyo Games

By Andrew Dampf Jul. 28, 2021 01:01 AM EDT

Germany's Han Ying competes during the table tennis women's singles round of 16 match against Singapore's Feng Tianwei at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Olympic Tournament Women Singles

Jul. 27, 2021 10:13 AM EDT