Oleksandra Oliynykova will not separate her Grand Slam success from advocacy for Ukraine

PARIS — First you notice the body art. Stars across the cheeks. Piercings in the upper lower lip. Tattoos on her neck and chest and down her left arm. Then, Oleksandra Oliynykova’s game captures the imagination, a throwback approach that mixes moonballs and slices and drop shots, making her powerful putaways and searing attacks even more striking. Then the 25-year-old from Ukraine starts speaking about Russia’s invasion of her country, and the impact it has had on her, her family, her people, an

By Jason Griffith for PeeDeeWire

Yahoo Sports reports: PARIS — First you notice the body art. Stars across the cheeks. Piercings in the upper lower lip. Tattoos on her neck and chest and down her left arm. Then, Oleksandra Oliynykova’s game captures the imagination, a throwback approach that mixes moonballs and slices and drop shots, making her powerful putaways and searing attacks even more striking. Then the 25-year-old from Ukraine starts speaking about Russia’s invasion of her country, and the impact it has had on her, her family, her people, an