Current:Home > MyUkraine's Elina Svitolina missed a Harry Styles show to play Wimbledon. Now, Styles has an invitation for her. -VisionFunds
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina missed a Harry Styles show to play Wimbledon. Now, Styles has an invitation for her.
View
Date:2025-04-15 20:16:51
Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina is moving onto the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, but to get there, she had to make some sacrifices – including giving up Harry Styles tickets. Fortunately, someone wants to help her make it to a show: Styles himself.
After she advanced in the tournament last week, Wimbledon posted a message from Svitolina on Instagram: "Hey guys!! I was supposed to go see my fav Harry Styles concert in Vienna tomorrow... But Wimbledon changed my plans. Someone want to go? I have two tickets."
As the caption of the post reads, "You win some, you lose some." She couldn't make it to Sunday's concert, but she won her match against Belarusian player Victoria Azarenka and will go on to play against Iga Swiatek, who is ranked number one, on Tuesday.
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Wimbledon (@wimbledon)
Wimbledon and Svitolina's post about the concert made it to Harry Styles, who left a comment for the tennis star: "Congratulations! We have four shows to go, you're welcome at any of them. Good luck with the rest of the tournament."
Styles, a three-time Grammy winner, has been on his "Love on Tour" for more than a year. The widely popular world tour included a 15-show residency at Madison Square Garden in New York City and a 15-show residency at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles.
He is wrapping up his tour with shows in Barcelona on July 12, Madrid on July 14, Portugal on July 18 and Reggia Emilia, Italy, on July 22. Wimbledon ends July 16, so hopefully Svitolina can take Styles up on his offer and attend a concert.
Svitolina is ranked number 79 among women's tennis singles players, but has beat out American player Venus Williams, Belgium's Elise Mertens, America's Sofia Kenin, and Belarusian Victoria Azarenka at Wimbledon.
"After giving birth, this is the second happiest moment of my life," said Svitolina, who had a baby in 2022, after winning Sunday. She said that during the match she thought about the people back home in Ukraine watching and cheering for her.
Azarenka was booed on Sunday after Svitolina beat her. The pair did not shake hands, but that was Svitolina's choice. The Ukraine native decided last year she would not shake the hands of Russian or Belarusian players after Russia invaded Ukraine and Belarus supported the attack.
Azarenka said the booing from the stands was unfair. "There's nothing to say. She doesn't want to shake hands with Russian, Belarusian people," Azarenka said during a post-match news conference. "What should I have done? Stayed and waited? There's nothing that I could do that would have been right. So I did what I thought was respectful toward her decision."
Caitlin O'KaneCaitlin O'Kane is a digital content producer covering trending stories for CBS News and its good news brand, The Uplift.
veryGood! (7866)
Related
- Could your smelly farts help science?
- Police say University of South Carolina student fatally shot while trying to enter wrong home
- Kate Spade 24-Hour Flash Deal: Get This $300 Crossbody Bag for Just $89
- Ozempic seems to curb cravings for alcohol. Here's what scientists think is going on
- 'We're reborn!' Gazans express joy at returning home to north
- Back in Black: Josh Jacobs ends holdout with the Raiders, agrees to one-year deal
- UAW says authorization for strike against Detroit 3 overwhelmingly approved: What's next
- Why the Duck Dynasty Family Retreated From the Spotlight—and Are Returning on Their Own Terms
- Man can't find second winning lottery ticket, sues over $394 million jackpot, lawsuit says
- Missouri's ban on gender-affirming health care for minors can take effect next week, judge rules
Ranking
- Louvre will undergo expansion and restoration project, Macron says
- 88 deaths linked to Canadian self-harm websites as U.K. opens investigation
- Texas judge blocks state's upcoming ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors
- Clark County teachers union wants Nevada governor to intervene in contract dispute with district
- EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
- Former Alabama deputy gets 12 years for assaulting woman stopped for broken tag light
- Dolphins-Jaguars game suspended after Miami rookie Daewood Davis gets carted off field
- Inter Miami vs. New York Red Bulls recap: Messi scores electric goal in 2-0 victory
Recommendation
Angelina Jolie nearly fainted making Maria Callas movie: 'My body wasn’t strong enough'
From tarantulas to tigers, watch animals get on the scale for London Zoo's annual weigh-in
Khloe Kardashian Cuddles Kids True Thompson and Tatum Rob Jr Thompson in Adorable Selfies
The Ukraine war, propaganda-style, is coming to Russian movie screens. Will people watch?
New data highlights 'achievement gap' for students in the US
Chris Buescher wins NASCAR's regular-season finale, Bubba Wallace claims last playoff spot
Louisiana refinery fire mostly contained but residents worry about air quality
A gang in Haiti opens fire on a crowd of parishioners trying to rid the community of criminals