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Ukrainian makes impassioned speech after facing Russian
Key takeaways
- Russia's Diana Shnaider and Ukraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova were playing against each other for the first time
- Oliynykova, 25, played Russia's Diana Shnaider in the French Open third round on Saturday and spoke negatively about her opponent before the match.
- After losing 7-5 6-1 in Paris, an emotional Oliynykova started her news conference by reading out a strongly worded prepared statement from her phone.
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Russia's Diana Shnaider and Ukraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova were playing against each other for the first time
BBC Sport tennis news reporter Published1 hour ago Ukraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova says she cannot "stay silent" while "people are being killed" as she continued to heavily criticise Russian tennis players for not denouncing the war in her country.
Oliynykova, 25, played Russia's Diana Shnaider in the French Open third round on Saturday and spoke negatively about her opponent before the match.
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