Elina Svitolina has been back on the tennis court for a month, but the player who achieved the best results of Ukraine in the WTA tournament is still nowhere to be found. The former world No. 3 was knocked out in the first round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid.
Elina Svitolina lost to Oleksandra Sasnovich at the WTA Madrid tournament
Svitolina, who is ranked 1088 in the WTA ranking (she became a mother and was not a year old), lost to Oleksandra Sasnovich (47 WTA) after an hour and 40 minutes of play.
The athlete from Belarus won in two sets with a score of 6-4, 7-5, and Elina refused to shake her opponent’s hand.
Know:
- In the second round, Sasnovich will meet the Czech Marie Buzkova (31 WTA, favorite 29).
- Elina Svitolina won her only comeback against Gabriela Ruse (at ITF Chiasso). She also suffered defeats against Yulia Putintseva (WTA Charleston), Alexandra Kadantsou-Ignatic (ITF Chiasso) and Clara Toson (ITF Oeiras).
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).
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