Emotional and humorous at the same time was the speech by Elina Svitolina after defeating Coco Gauff in the final of the ATP Rome 2026 and receiving the trophy, remembering her husband Gael Monfils and Ukraine during this difficult time for the country. "It's hard to believe that eight years have passed since I lifted my last title here. I am very grateful. Congratulations to Coco for the great tournament you had, you are a great champion and I look forward to more battles with you in the future. Thanks also to my team, I had a tough defeat in Dubai and I wanted to reach my 20th title before finishing my career. I am very happy to have this trophy in my hands again. Thanks to everyone, including my husband, who keeps telling me I'm very bad at giving speeches, so I hope it wasn't too bad. Of course, I also wanted to remember all the people in Ukraine who are supporting me, thank you very much for your support, I have felt it even though you are far away."
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