Ukraine's Elina Svitolina wore a black ribbon and broke down in tears as she made the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday, just hours after a Russian missile barrage in her country killed 31 people.
Svitolina's ribbon stood out dramatically on her white playing shirt as she completed a straight-sets win over Wang Xinyu of China.
'It's a very difficult day today for all Ukraine people,' said the 29-year-old Svitolina, who wept as she conducted a TV interview on court.
As she attempted to compose herself, she received a lengthy round of applause from spectators on Court Two.
'It was not easy to focus on the match. Since this morning it has been very difficult to read the news and go on court.
