Elina Svitolina toppled fourth-ranked American Jessica Pegula to reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals on Tuesday, one more little victory for her beleaguered home country of Ukraine. Amid it all, Svitolina said she had received an outpouring of support from American friends and fans.

Ukraine's Elina Svitolina said she had received an outpouring of support from Americans following U.S. President Donald Trump's extraordinary clash with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House last month.

After defeating Jessica Pegula, another American, on Tuesday at Indian Wells, Elina Svitolina spoke to reporters and revealed that she had received solid support at the tournament.