Svitolina replicated one of the best achievements in her career

Svitolina found out the name of her rival in the 1/4 of the Australian Open
Elina Svitolina at the Gaël Monfils match. Photo: Reuters/Edgar Su

The Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina has reached the 12th quarter-finals of Grand Slam tournaments in her career. She will play in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open tennis championships.

Svitolina’s rival will be the famous American tennis player, according to the portal Novyny.LIVE.

Elina Svitolina confidently defeated Veronika Kudermetova in the 1/8 finals of the Australian Open. The Russian, who is playing under a neutral flag, failed to put the Ukrainian tennis player in a fight.

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Elina Svitolina on the court. Photo: Reuters/Jaimi Joy

How Svitolina achieved victory

The Ukrainian played her third match against the Russian and managed to defeat her for the first time. The match lasted 80 minutes. In the first set, Svitolina fought back from 1-4 down, winning five straight games. Elina served 5 aces with 3 double faults. She managed to convert 5 out of 9 break points.

Australian Open 2025. 1/8 finals, women’s singles. 

Elina Svitolina — Veronika Kudermetova — 2:0 (6:4, 6:1) 

The Ukrainian will play Madison Keys of the United States in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. The American is ranked 12th in the WTA rankings. She reached the quarter-finals of the tournament with a victory over Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan.

This will be the third quarter-final in Svitolina’s career at the Australian Open.

As a reminder, Elina Svitolina defeated the world number four in the previous round of the Australian Open. 

After her resounding victory at the Australian Open, the Ukrainian tennis player explained how she manages to demonstrate outstanding results.

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