Svitolina advanced to the quarterfinals of the tournament in Beijing and commented on her victory over Sakkari

Ukraine’s top-ranked tennis player, Elina Svitolina, defeated Greek tennis player Maria Sakkari in the round of 16 at the WTA 1000 China Open in Beijing with a score of 6-4, 7-5. After the match, the Ukrainian athlete praised her opponent’s high level of skill and expressed satisfaction with her own performance and the quality of her serve, emphasizing the importance of advancing to the next round.

Svitolina attributed her confident performance in the decisive games to the good form she has built up during her recent matches. In particular, she cited the intense matches she played for the Ukrainian national team at the Billie Jean King Cup in Shenzhen and her challenging first-round match in the Chinese capital, which helped her find her rhythm on the court and play high-quality tennis.

Source: BTU.

Elina Svitolina lost to Belgium’s Greet Minnen in the quarterfinals of the Billie Jean King Cup. The Ukrainian’s defeat marked an unfortunate end to her run with the Ukrainian national team at the tournament.

Earlier, Svitolina had sent a heartfelt birthday message to Monfils on his 40th birthday.

As a reminder, a Russian attack damaged the padel club owned by Svitolina and Stakhovsky.

Later, Elina Svitolina responded to the damage to her club following the attack on Kyiv.