Elina Svitolina returned to the tennis court more than two months ago, and the Ukrainian showed her best result so far. She reached the final of the WTA tournament in Strasbourg, defeating Clara Burel in 3 sets with the score 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.

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Elina Svitolina reached the WTA finals in Strasbourg

Elina Svitolina (508 WTA) reached the last act of the competition in Strasbourg, beating Clara Burel (122 WTA) in 3 sets.

Ukraine’s most decorated player took 2 hours and 23 minutes to book her place in the final, coming back after losing the first set.

This is Elina Svitolina’s first notable result after returning to the WTA tournament. In the final, she will meet with Anna Blinkova (66 WTA). The Russian advanced to the semifinals against Lauren Davis, 6-2, 6-2.