Ukrainian makes impassioned speech after facing Russian

Ukrainian makes impassioned speech after facing RussianImage source, ReutersImage caption, Russia's Diana Shnaider and Ukraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova were playing against each other for the first timeByJonathan JurejkoBBC Sport tennis news reporterPublished1 hour agoUkraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova says she cannot "stay silent" while "people are being killed" as she continued to heavily criticise Russian tennis players for not denouncing the war in her country.Oliynykova, 25, played Russia's Diana Shnaider in the French Open third round on Saturday and spoke negatively about her opponent before the match.After losing 7-5 6-1 in Paris, an emotional Oliynykova started her news conference by reading out a strongly worded prepared statement from her phone."I know that some people would prefer that I stay silent. But what I do is not about politics, it's about humanity," she said."When people are being killed, while children are dying, when violence is justified or celebrated, we cannot pretend that nothing is happening."We cannot look away. We cannot protect those who support or excuse such actions."Sabalenka sets up fourth-round match with OsakaPublished2 hours agoBefore the match, Oliynykova accused Shnaider of supporting Russian president Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Oliynykova's accusation is largely based on Shnaider playing in a St Petersburg exhibition event sponsored by Gazprom - the state-owned Russian gas company."I think it's the same as playing in Nazi Germany for Gestapo officers, on the tournament organised by company which built Auschwitz. There is no difference for me," Oliynykova said earlier this week.Following a match played in a tense atmosphere, Shnaider refused to speak about the war or her feelings towards it - saying she "wasn't interested" in what her opponent had said before their match - but defended her decision to play in Ru...