Oleksandra Kadantsu-Ignatik reached the quarterfinals of the ITF W60 tournament in Kyasso, defeating the most famous Ukrainian Elina Svitolina.

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Oleksandra Kadantsou-Ignatik defeated Elina Svitolina at the ITF Chiasso

After two hours and 28 minutes of play, the Romanian, who is ranked 217th in the WTA rankings, won 1-6, 6-2, 7-5, ahead of the former world No. 3.

Returning to the track after a one-year break, after giving birth, Svitolina beat Gabriela Ruse in the first round with a score of 6-4, 6-2.

In the quarterfinals of the tournament in Kyasso, Oleksandra Kadantsu-Ignatik will play a match with the Russian Mirra Andreeva (312 WTA).

Who is Elina Svitolina?

At the age of 28, Elina reached the 3rd position in the WTA ranking on September 11, 2017. Over the years, she has won 16 WTA titles and has a career record of 433 wins and 229 losses. He collected $21,418,949 in tennis prizes alone.

In 2021, the athlete from Ukraine married tennis player Gael Monfils, who was ranked 6th highest in the ATP ranking (in November 2016), and last October Elina gave birth to a girl (Sky).