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Less than a week after escaping bomb attacks in her home city, Dayana Yastremska has reached the Lyon Open quarter-finals.
The 21-year-old said the win was for his country.
On February 25th, the sister and her parents were forced to leave their home in Ukranian.
They competed in doubles in Lyon three days later.
They were beaten in the opening round, but they are still in the quarter-finals.
Earlier in the week, Yastremska described how she was woken up by bombs in Odessa before crossing the Danube by boat to reach Romania.
After spending two nights in the underground parking, my parents decided to send me and my sister out of Ukraine.
We love you very much, take care of yourself.
After defeating Busca with a Ukraine flag around her shoulders, she said she was finding the tournament very emotional.
The world number 140 said that he was still very nervous because he wanted to win the matches for his country.
I'm very happy that I'm here, that I'm in a safe place with my sister, and I'm happy to play tennis.
I am enjoying every point that I am playing here, and especially with the situation that we have now, I am enjoying it a thousand times more.
This is a victory for me and a victory for my country.
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