Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremskaya responded to the criticism directed at her for publishing a video accompanied by Russian songs on social networks. His words were quoted by ua.tribuna.com.
“There was a lot of hate about this video. Russian song, Russian signature. First of all, this is my song that I wrote in 2020. Secondly, I don’t travel around, but I went to Monaco on my day off for the first time in the last year and a half. My foundation has helped many people in Ukraine. Anyone talking about this? Or can they just condemn? “I am always Ukrainian, always Odessa,” said the tennis player.
During the quarantine in 2020, Yastremskaya decided to start her musical career under the pseudonym DY and released the song “Thousands of Me” in Russian, but at that time her musical debut had not yet been marked. She later released the video “Moving on the Coming Road”, which was shot in Monte Carlo and received many negative comments.
Yastremskaya participated in Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tournaments for the first time in 2016. Today She is ranked 102nd in the world rankings. Tennis player – winner of three WTA singles tournaments; finalist of a junior Grand Slam singles tournament (Wimbledon 2016); finalist of a junior Grand Slam doubles tournament (2016 Australian Open).
After a positive doping test in 2020, the tennis player was suspended from competitions. Metabolites of the banned substance mesterolone were found in his body.
Previously organizers of the tennis tournament explained Ukrainian Kostyuk’s refusal to face Russia.