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Story summary
- Oleksandra Oliynykova, a Ukrainian tennis player, reached the top 100 at the Australian Open after competing amid power outages and missile threats in Kyiv.
- She earned A$150,000 for her first-round match.
- The prize money underscores the need for increased funding in tennis, as emphasized by former player Daniela Hantuchova.
- She left Ukraine because her father opposed the pro-Russian government.
- She returned to Kyiv to train amid the ongoing Russian invasion.
