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Svitolina announces separation from Monfils, citing Ukraine war's emotional toll
October 19, 2026 at 02:57 PM
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Elina Svitolina announces end of marriage to fellow tennis star Gael Monfils
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BNBBC News
Tennis star Svitolina says emotional toll of Ukraine war led to Monfils separation
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‘What the war has done to me inside’: Ukraine’s Svitolina announces separation from Monfils
(opens the publisher’s site)Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina has announced her separation from husband Gaël Monfils, citing the emotional toll of the war in Ukraine.
- The 32-year-old world No. 6 announced the separation in an Instagram post, citing "what the war has done to me inside."
- She wrote that she needs "to find my way back to myself" and cannot do so within the marriage.
- Svitolina said Monfils "listened" and "respected what I need," adding that daughter Skai "will always come first."
- The couple, married in 2021, have a four-year-old daughter named Skai.