Svitolina esclarece separação após críticas: «Não queria continuar numa vida em que não era feliz»

Elina Svitolina voltou a pronunciar-se sobre o fim do casamento com Gaël Monfils, depois da forte reação gerada pelo primeiro comunicado em que anunciou a separação, após oito anos de relação, um casamento e uma filha em comum.

A tenista ucraniana explicou que a decisão não teve apenas uma razão e que os últimos anos, marcados também pela guerra no seu país, mudaram profundamente a forma como passou a olhar para a vida. “Quando se vive há mais de quatro anos e meio a realidade de uma guerra, atravessando situações muito diferentes, emoções de todo o tipo e momentos difíceis, é natural começar a ver a vida de outra maneira”, escreveu.

Svitolina acrescentou que, com o tempo, percebeu que as suas prioridades tinham mudado. “A certa altura, simplesmente percebi que não queria continuar a viver uma vida em que não era verdadeiramente feliz. E, acreditem, chegar a esta decisão não foi nada fácil”.

Apesar da separação, a ucraniana fez questão de deixar uma mensagem de carinho para Monfils. “Amo e respeito muito o meu marido. Vou amá-lo sempre e estar-lhe grata pela pessoa que é”, afirmou.

A tenista pediu ainda compreensão para ambos, depois de Monfils ter decidido interromper antecipadamente a carreira devido à situação pessoal. “Estamos a atravessar um momento incrivelmente difícil para os dois”, concluiu.

Elina Svitolina says her marriage with Gael Monfils is ending for multiple reasons, it’s not simply about one thing, ‘It’s not always possible to explain everything behind such personal & difficult decisions in a single post. And honestly, some things are simply too personal to share publicly’

“I just want to clarity my previous post a little, because I realized that not
everyone, especially my international audience, fully understood what I was trying to say.

In that post, I shared only one of the reasons that influenced my decision and made me reflect on my life and my future. But the truth is, there’s so much more to it, and it was never just about one thing.

When you’ve been living through the reality of war for more than 4.5 years, experiencing so many different situations, emotions, and difficult moments, you naturally start seeing life differently. Your perspective changes, your values and priorities shift, and you begin to understand what you truly want out of life.

At some point, I simply realized that I didn’t want to keep living a life where I wasn’t truly happy. And believe me, coming to this decision was anything but easy.

I love and respect my husband very much. And I will always love and appreciate him for the person he is. That’s exactly why it was so important for me to be honest, both with him and with myself.

It’s not always possible to explain everything behind such personal and difficult decisions in a single post.
And honestly, some things are simply too personal to share publicly. That was and is my view on announcing the end of our marriage but as some of you saw, Gael’s career ended abruptly after he made the decision to stop based on our situation.

Unfortunately he had many accusations thrown at him and he didn’t deserve that, so we jointly released a statement.

I just hope this helps you understand a little better what I was trying to say but please be kind and understanding, this is incredibly tough for us both right now.”

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(via Elina’s IG)

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