Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina defeats world No. 4 to reach Australian Open round of 16, set to face Russian opponent
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Sat, 18 Jan 2025 12:08:32 +0200
Ukrainian tennis players Daiana Yastremska and Elina Svitolina competed in their thirdround womens singles matches at the Australian Open on 18 January.
Source Champion, a sports news platform within Ukrainska Pravdas holding company Details Yastremska was unable to pull off an upset in her match against World No.
6 Elena Rybakina, representing Kazakhstan.
She lost in two sets, 63, 64, in a match that lasted an hour and 24 minutes.
The Ukrainian served five aces but committed eight double faults.
Yastremska also racked up 37 unforced errors, a significant figure.
As a result, Yastremska was unable to defend the 690 points she earned at last years Australian Open, where she reached the semifinals.
In the updated rankings, she is expected to drop to approximately 72nd position.
Before the tournament, the Ukrainian was ranked 33rd in the world.
Elena Rybakina 6, Kazakhstan Daiana Yastremska 33, Ukraine 20 63, 64 Elina Svitolina triumphed over World No.
4 Jasmine Paolini in a threeset battle.
The Ukrainian dropped the first set 62 but adapted to the Italians tricky playing style in the second, securing it with a crucial break in the third game.
The third set saw Svitolina dominate completely, winning 60 and sealing Paolinis defeat.
The match lasted an hour and 49 minutes.
The Ukrainian served seven aces and five double faults, converting 5 of 11 break points.
Svitolina also had 34 winners against her opponents 20, with almost the same number of unforced errors 2930.
As a result, Svitolina is now the sole Ukrainian representative remaining in the singles tournament.
In the round of 16, Svitolina will face Veronika Kudermetova, a Russian player competing under a neutral flag.
Elina Svitolina 28, Ukraine Jasmine Paolini 4, Italy 21 26, 64, 60 Previously Ukraines Marta Kostiuk and Nadiia Kichenok also played their doubles matches.
Kostiuk, alongside Romanias Elena Ruse, defeated the BelgianAustralian duo of Mertens/Perez 64, 64.
Kichenok and Canadas Leylah Fernandez defeated Christian/Rosatello 46, 62, 63.
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