Elina Svitolina (25th WTA place) respected her status as a favorite and beat Caroline Wozniacki (256th place in the world), one of the mothers of the WTA world, in the first round of the tournament in Auckland (New Zealand).

Elina SvitolinaPhoto: Mark Greenwood/IPS/Shutterstock Editorial/Profimedia

Elina Svitolina defeated Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki at the WTA in Auckland

Elina won in two sets with a score of 6-4, 6-3 at the end of the match, which lasted an hour and 45 minutes.

In this match there were 5 breaks in the first set and three in the second. More inspired after her return, the Ukrainian proved to be better in the end, she reached the eighth final of the WTA 250 tournament.

Both Svitolina (25 years old) and Wozniacki (33 years old) did not play in WTA tournaments for a long time, because they became mothers (the player from Ukraine has one child, and Caroline has two, and she left her international career). for several years).

The result of the match between Elina Svitolina and Caroline Wozniacki

Know:

  • In the 1/8 finals, Svitolina will meet the winner of the match between Gabriela Ruse (qualifier) ​​and Emma Redukana (wild card winner).

ASB Classic in Auckland (New Zealand) takes place from January 1 to 7 on hard. It has a total prize pool of $267,082 and is part of the “WTA 250”. The last champions are Serena Williams (2020) and Coco Gauff (2023).