Dayana Yastremska mentioned she went by “a film scene” earlier than the beginning of Indian Wells because the Ukrainian claimed she was near being deported from the US after somebody falsely reported that her visa and passport have been lacking.
Thus far this week, the world No. 46 has been completely nice within the desert, finishing back-to-back straight-set wins over Yue Yuan 6-2 6-4 and Ons Jabeur 6-3 6-1. As a reward, she’s going to get a shot at defending champion Iga Swiatek within the third spherical.
Yastremska could also be off to an impressive begin to her Indian Wells run however only a week earlier she was going by a dramatic scenario that left her feeling stressed and anxious for hours. At one level, the 24-year-old thought that was it and that she can be prevented from competing in Indian Wells and Miami.
Yastremska: It was annoying and intense, straight out of the film
“I used to be flying from Good to San Francisco by way of Istanbul. After I landed, they instantly wished to deport me again to Ukraine. Apparently, somebody had formally reported to US authorities by Interpol that my passport and visa have been misplaced. However that was utterly false—my passport was proper there in my fingers and had by no means been lacking,” the three-time WTA champion instructed Ukrainian Tennis BTU.
“I spent 4 hours at airport immigration, ready anxiously to see what would occur subsequent. In line with US legislation, if a passport is marked as misplaced within the system, the related visa turns into robotically invalid. They stamped my visa as canceled, and truthfully, at that second I believed, ‘That is it—I am finished, heading again dwelling,'” Yastremska laughed. “Although my visa was truly legitimate for one more two years.”
“After 4 tense hours, they gave me a doc permitting me to remain within the US for six months, after which I would have to renew my visa. It was annoying and intense—straight out of a film.”
In the identical interview, Yastremska additionally famous that she did not get to know who made the false report. Nonetheless, she was grateful to the US authorities who understood the scenario and did their greatest to assist her.
In the meantime, Yastremska is ready to satisfy Swiatek for the third time. Prior to now, the Ukrainian gained their 2019 Billie Jean King Cup assembly however misplaced their most up-to-date conflict eventually month’s match in Dubai.
