Helene Elliott: Indian Wells players united in their disgust over the war in Ukraine
by Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times
Mar 10, 2022
3 minutes
![](https://article-imgs.scribdassets.com/83vug73d8g9mnlqf/images/file2L0G5MET.jpg)
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — The message was conveyed in small letters printed unevenly but defiantly on the side of Russian tennis player Anna Kalinskaya's right shoe. NO WAR, the words said in black ink that stood out starkly against a bubblegum-pink background.
The message came across loud and clear when Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine, who had spent two nights in an underground parking garage in her hometown of Odessa to escape Russian attacks before her parents sent her and her younger sister Ivanna to safety in
You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.
Start your free 30 days