Elina Svitolina (192 WTA) seems to be gradually returning to the form that sanctified her after another victory at Roland Garros over Russia’s Daria Kasatkina (9 WTA), score 6-4, 7-6(5).

Elina SvitolinaPhoto: Mic Smith/AP/Profimedia

Daria Kasatkina was knocked out by Elina Svitolina in the 1/8 finals of Roland Garros

Despite the fact that Kasatkina won the first game of the 1st set, Svitolina made a great comeback, took a 4-1 lead and, even after slowing down at the end, managed to win.

The second set was even, both players took turns leading the score, and everything was decided on a tie-break, where the Ukrainian woman took advantage of the mistakes of the Russian woman and decided the qualification after 7-5.

The game lasted almost two hours. In the quarterfinals,

Elina Svitolina will meet the American winner Sloane Stevens (30 WTA) and the second favorite of the tournament, the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenko.

Svitolina reached the Roland Garros quarterfinals for the fourth time after the 2015, 2017, 2020 tournaments.

The Roland Garros tournament takes place from May 28 to June 11, has a total prize pool of 49.6 million euros, and is the 127th tournament. Iga Sviatek and Rafael Nadal (14-time winner in Paris) became the champions of the title.