Tag: Elina Svitolina

Australian Open 2020: Elina Svitolina latest seeded player to bite dust

Elina Svitolina becomes the sixth player among the top 10 seeds to be ousted from this year's Australian Open before the pre-quarters.

January 25, 2020

Svitolina beats Halep in Shenzhen WTA Finals group stage

Their head-to-head coming into the match was equally split, with four wins each in eight meetings, and the Romanian having won their two most recent clashes at Wimbledon and in Doha.

October 30, 2019

WTA Finals: Simona Halep rallies to beat Bianca Andreescu, Elina Svitolina eases past Karolina Pliskova

Elina Svitolina dominated the second set from the word go and broke Karolina Pliskova in the very first game to eventually win first match of WTA Finals.

October 29, 2019

Serena Williams rolls into semis with 100th US Open win

Williams will now face No 5 Elina Svitolina of Ukraine on Thursday to remain on course of her 24th Grand Slam.

September 4, 2019

US Open 2019: Andreescu defeats Townsend to advance to quarterfinals

Andreescu, 19, who clinched her second professional title at the Women's Tennis Association Premier 5 event in Toronto, needed just one hour and 55 minutes to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinals.

September 3, 2019

US Open 2019: Williams, Svitolina storm into quarter-finals

On Sunday, Williams entered the US Open quarters for the 16th time in her career with a straight-set win over Petra Martic of Croatia at an electric Arthur Ashe Stadium.

September 2, 2019

US Open 2019: Venus eases past China’s Zheng in 1st round

The former world no. 1 dominated from the very beginning, punching a barrage of winners to storm to 4-0 in the opening set in just 19 minutes.

August 27, 2019

Love match: Everyone’s crazy for Monfils and Svitolina

A blossoming romance between new tennis power couple Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils has fans baying for more, with the pair obliging by setting up a joint Instagram account.

January 20, 2019

Osaka and Svitolina taken to the brink at Australian Open

Japanese US Open champion Naomi Osaka and sixth seed Elina Svitolina survived big scares but displayed fighting qualities to pull back from the brink at the Australian Open on Saturday.

January 19, 2019

Elina Svitolina wins WTA Finals in Singapore

An unwavering Elina Svitolina claimed the biggest title of her career with a gritty comeback victory against Sloane Stephens at the season-ending WTA Finals in Singapore.

October 29, 2018

Svitolina lays down French Open marker in Rome

Elina Svitolina underlined her status as a top favourite for the French Open by sweeping Simona Halep aside 6-0, 6-4 to successfully defend her Italian Open crown today. In a repeat of last year’s final at the Foro Italico, Ukrainian Svitolina, seeded fourth, was up against Halep a day after the Romanian top seed had …

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May 21, 2018

Elina Svitolina sinks Anett Kontaveit to return to Rome final

Svitolina moved to 3-1 in the second set, reached 5-3 with an ace and served out victory a game later on her second match point.

May 19, 2018

Tennis: Svitolina dominates Kerber, reaches Italian Open semis

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina on Friday continued her reign over Angelique Kerber, as she defeated the German 6-4, 6-4 to book a place in the semi-finals of the Italian Open, a WTA clay court event held in Rome. Svitolina, world No. 4, needed one hour and 26 minutes to earn her sixth consecutive win …

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May 19, 2018

Svitolina beats Kasatkina, advances to Italian Open quarterfinals

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina, world no.4, on Thursday made a strong comeback against Russia’s Daria Kasatkina and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Italian Open. The defending champion took one hour and 36 minutes to overcome a tough loss in the first set and defeat Kasatkina, world No. 13, with a score of 0-6, …

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May 18, 2018

Svitolina in Dubai Duty Free tennis meet semis

Elina Svitolina of Ukraine on Thursday prevailed over Japanese wild card Naomi Osaka 6-2, 6-4, earning a place in the semi-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, a hard-court WTA event here. Defending champion Svitolina needed one hour and 22 minutes to seal her second win over the Japanese player, in their four career …

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February 23, 2018

Australian Open 2018: Elise Mertens routs Elina Svitolina to reach semis

Mertens, is the first Belgian to make the last four since Kim Clijsters in 2012.

January 23, 2018

Elina Svitolina wins Brisbane International

This trophy was the 10th title for World No. 6 Svitolina in her professional career, after winning five titles in 2017.

January 6, 2018