Russian tennis player Varvara Gracheva lost to Ukrainian Elina Svitolina in the quarter-finals of the Strasbourg tennis tournament.
Svitolina won the match in straight sets with the score 6:3, 6:4. The tennis players spent 1h22 on the court.
The Ukrainian athlete, who gave birth to her first child in October 2022, returned to professional sport in April. The highest position in the WTA rankings for Svitolina was third place, now she is 508th. Gracheva occupies the 44th line of the list.
In the semi-finals, Svitolina will face the winner of the pair Clara Burel (France) – Bernard Pera (USA, 4th seed).
WTA 250. Strasbourg International. Strasbourg (France). Priming. Prize fund – more than 250 thousand dollars
Quarterfinal
Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) – Varvara Gracheva (Russia, 6) – 6:3, 6:4
Source : MatchTV
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