Elina Svitolina gave up her Harry Styles tickets to continue her impressive Wimbledon run, so the singer invited her to a future show
- Elina Svitolina missed her Harry Styles concert after advancing further than expected at Wimbledon.
- Styles offered to have her at another show, but the Ukrainian star can't stop winning her matches.
Few priorities are more important to Harry Styles fans than going to see him perform live.
But for Elina Svitolina — a noted Harry Styles fan who doubles as a professional tennis player — competing at Wimbledon takes precedence.
The Ukrainian superstar gave away her tickets to see Styles' "Love On Tour" in Vienna, Austria, July 8 because, as she wrote on Instagram, "Wimbledon changed my plans." Svitolina took down American Sofia Kenin the night before the concert to advance to the Round of 16 of the women's singles tournament.
"Someone want to go?" she wrote. "I have two tickets."
Of course, plenty of Instagram users flocked to the comments for a chance to secure a seat. But to Svitolina's surprise, none other than Styles himself joined the conversation beneath the post to offer a message of support as well as an invitation.
"Congratulations! We have four shows to go, you're welcome at any of them," Styles wrote. "Good luck with the rest of the tournament. H."
Despite Styles' kind gesture, it's looking less and less likely Svitolina will be able to attend the European leg of his tour. The 28-year-old has made a remarkable run to Wimbledon's semifinal after upsetting Belarus' Victoria Azarenka in the Round of 16 and world No. 1 Iga Swiatek in Tuesday's quarterfinal match.
Styles performs in Barcelona Wednesday and Madrid Friday, neither of which will work for Svitolina, who plays Czechia's Marketa Vondrousova Thursday for a spot in the championship match. Should she win, the new mom will compete in her first-ever Grand Slam final on Saturday.
And while Styles will perform in Europe twice more — in Italy and Portugal — before departing, Svitolina fears she won't be able to make the trip "because obviously I want to go home to see my daughter as well." She gave birth to her child, Skai, in October.
"I don't know if I actually could make it to his concert this time," she said in her post-match press conference Tuesday. "He messaged me, as well, that any time I could go to see his concert. It was very sweet from him."
"Hopefully one day I can go," Svitolina added.
For now, the world No. 76 is plenty busy representing her country on tennis' greatest stage. Svitolina has noted "that lots of people back in Ukraine" are tuning in to watch her play, and that she hopes she "can bring little happiness to their life" as they navigate the ongoing war against Russia.
"There was many videos also on Internet where the kids are watching on their phones," Svitolina said. "This really makes my heart melt seeing this."