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Her body might have been on Court 18 but her mind was some 1,500 miles away to a place far removed from Wimbledon's green and pleasant land.
In the end, that was what did for Lesia Tsurenko, the last of four Ukrainians to fall from the women's singles at SW19.
The 33-year-old, though, can head back to her temporary refuge in Italy proud of her two Wimbledon wins. Not least because she has made £120,000 in prize money – and she is donating 10 per cent of that to help those in her war-torn country.
Lesia Tsurenko became the final Ukrainian to exit Wimbledon with a three-set third round loss
World No101 Tsurenko lost to Jule Niemeier, who is four places above her in the WTA rankings
Tsurenko, who beat fellow Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina in an emotional second-round tie, was again wearing a blue and yellow ribbon during her match against Jule Niemeier.
But even for her 124 minutes on court, she was unable to mentally
