Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils have been under the microscope since announcing their separation after five years of marriage. Andy Roddick has stood up for the former couple, speaking out against the intense scrutiny they have endured from fans.
Svitolina caught flak from fans when she shared her decision to end her marriage to Monfils, opening up about the toll of the Russia-Ukraine war and admitting that she felt she was “slowly losing” herself. Following the outrage, the World No. 6 issued another statement highlighting the difficulty of putting the nuances involved in the decision into words, which only exacerbated the criticism.
