The Ukrainian tennis player had problems in the game with the Australian from the third hundred in the world ranking.
The match in the second round of the French Open was unexpectedly difficult for Elina Svetolina.
The Ukrainian tennis player met the Australian Storm Hunter and was considered the favorite. The rival – from the third hundred of the world ranking and made it to the main round only thanks to the qualifications.
However, it didn’t go according to plan. The representative of the “Green Continent” started the match with full confidence, taking two serves from Svitolina from the beginning, the Australian won the first set 6:2.
The second game also started for the Ukrainian losing her own serve, but Elina found her game and won 6:3 on the return. The Australian did not have enough strength for the decisive set. Svitolina, who caught her game, only broke her opponent 6:1.
This is the second meeting of tennis players, the Ukrainian won again. Elina played in her eighth three-set match at Roland Garros, winning seven of them.
Also for the Ukrainian, this is the seventh win in a row, it has not happened since August 2021, when Elina took the title in Chicago and reached the 1/4 finals of the US Open.
In the next round, Svitolina will play the winner of the pair Caroline Garcia – Anna Blinkova.
WTA. Roland Garros. Second round
Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) – Storm Hunter (Australia) – 2:6, 6:3, 6:1
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