Current:Home > FinanceUkraine's Elina Svitolina missed a Harry Styles show to play Wimbledon. Now, Styles has an invitation for her. -SecureWealth Bridge
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina missed a Harry Styles show to play Wimbledon. Now, Styles has an invitation for her.
View
Date:2025-04-22 21:26:36
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! (1992)
Related
- The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds
- These twins are taking steps for foster kids − big steps. They're walking across America.
- Ja'Marr Chase on Chiefs' secondary: Not 'like they got a Jalen Ramsey on their squad'
- Dominican baseball player Wander Franco fails to appear at prosecutor’s office amid investigation
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- New weight loss drugs are out of reach for millions of older Americans because Medicare won’t pay
- AMC Theatres apologizes for kicking out a civil rights leader for using his own chair
- Huge surf pounds beaches on West Coast and in Hawaii with some low-lying coastal areas flooding
- Arkansas State Police probe death of woman found after officer
- Turkey reportedly detains 32 IS militants and foils possible attacks on synagogues and churches
Ranking
- Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
- More states extend health coverage to immigrants even as issue inflames GOP
- The Excerpt podcast: 2023 in Film - Barbie triumphs, Marvel loses steam
- White House upholds trade ban on Apple Watches after accusations of patent infringement
- From family road trips to travel woes: Americans are navigating skyrocketing holiday costs
- Texas head-on crash: Details emerge in wreck that killed 6, injured 3
- Russell Wilson and Sean Payton were Broncos' forced marriage – and it finally unraveled
- Do ab stimulators work? Here's what you need to know about these EMS devices.
Recommendation
Kylie Jenner Shows Off Sweet Notes From Nieces Dream Kardashian & Chicago West
Jacksonville mayor removes Confederate monument while GOP official decries 'cancel culture'
Massachusetts police apologize for Gender Queer book search in middle school
2023 in science: AI, the hottest year on record, and galactic controversy
Arkansas State Police probe death of woman found after officer
US sanctions money network tied to the Yemen Houthi rebels blamed for shipping vessel attacks
'Fresh Air' staffers pick the 2023 interviews you shouldn't miss
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse chancellor fired for appearing in porn videos