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She woke up to 'We’re at war' in Ukraine. Now Mariia Vainshtein is a New York City tennis champion

February 23, 2026

Story byMariia Vainshtein participates in drills during tennis practice at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis and Learning in the Bronx borough of New York, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)A trophy and the flag of Ukraine belonging to Mariia Vainshtein sits on a table at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis and Learning in the Bronx borough of New York, Saturday, Jan.

She woke up to 'We’re at war' in Ukraine. Now Mariia Vainshtein is a New York City tennis champion

Credit: Mariia Vainshtein participates in drills during tennis practice at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis and Learning in the Bronx borough of New York, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

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(AP Photo/Heather Khalifa) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)Anzhelika Kotlyantseva shows an old photo of her daughter, Mariia Vainshtein, wearing the flag of Ukraine after she won a tennis tournament at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis and Learning in the Bronx borough of New York, Saturday, Jan.
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(AP Photo/Heather Khalifa) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)Coach Robert Cizek looks on as Mariia Vainshtein participates in drills during tennis practice at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis and Learning in the Bronx borough of New York, Saturday, Jan.
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She woke up to 'We’re at war' in Ukraine. Now Mariia Vainshtein is a New York City tennis champion

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She woke up to 'We’re at war' in Ukraine. Now Mariia Vainshtein is a New York City tennis champion

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