FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open - Second Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 22, 2020 Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska acknowledges spectators as she walks off court after losing the match against Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
(Reuters) - Dayana Yastremska says making the mental adjustment to being back on court was crucial after the Ukrainian played in her first competitive match since the COVID-19 shutdown at the WTA Tour's Palermo Ladies Open on Monday.
Nearly five months after the sport was suspended due to the pandemic, the claycourt tournament in the Sicilian capital hosted the first main draw match at Tour level on Monday.
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