Sergiy Stakhovsky confessed that he is now in the army defending his country
Since the conflict between Ukraine and Russiathere are many public figures who have wanted to refer to the subject, while others, such as Rafael Nadal they have preferred to remain isolated from giving an opinion. And this has undoubtedly generated a great wave of comments from other important athletes.
And it is that the dramatic situation that civilians live in Ukraine leaves hundreds of stories every day of people who had to leave everything they had and more and left with nothing in the first transport they found to leave their land and what they want most in life.
The Ukrainian tennis player has confessed the pain caused by leaving his family alone
This would also be the case of some athletes who have not hesitated to take up arms to defend their homeland. This time it’s about Stakhovsky, 36, who won four ATP titles and had a shock victory over Roger Federer in 2013 and has now enlisted in the army.
He has left his wife and children in Hungary. “It was a horrible decision,” she says. “I still don’t know how I did it. It is being very difficult for my wife. My kids don’t even know I’m here. They don’t understand what this war thing is. They are too young to know.”
Rafa Nadal’s attitude on the situation in Ukraine has disappointed his teammates
In the last few hours, the Ukrainian athlete has once again surprised by revealing the reaction of his former colleagues. While he was grateful to the Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, he did not hesitate to describe the attitude of other tennis players such as that of the Spanish as “regrettable”. Rafael Nadal.
“Novak Djokovic sent me a message of support, we even had a little chat about it. I tried to contact Federer and Nadal without success, I am sorry that they preferred to remain silent, although I understand them, it is not their war. We also have great personalities, I hope this lasts, “he explained to the British media.