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Top Seeds Coco Gauff, Elina Svitolina To Clash In Auckland Classic Final | Tennis News
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Top Seeds Coco Gauff, Elina Svitolina To Clash In Auckland Classic Final | Tennis News

[ad_1] US Open champion Coco Gauff maintained her imperious form in the lead-up to the Australia Open by dismantling Emma Navarro 6-3, 6-1 in the semi-finals of the Auckland Classic on Saturday. Gauff, world number three and top seed, will defend the title she won a year ago against number two seed Elina Svitolina, who defied a back injury to beat Wang Xiyu. The Ukrainian needed two medical timeouts before fighting back to beat her unseeded Chinese opponent 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. Gauff will be the fresher of the two finalists having not dropped a set all week and racing past fourth seed Navarro in a display that highlighted all her attacking weapons. The 19-year-old served 10 aces and struck 26 winners, saying afterwards she knew what would be needed to quell her American compatriot."Just being ...
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Elina Svitolina Reaches Washington WTA Quarter-Finals With Another Win Over Daria Kasatkina | Tennis News
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Elina Svitolina Reaches Washington WTA Quarter-Finals With Another Win Over Daria Kasatkina | Tennis News

[ad_1] File image of Elina Svitolina© AFPUkraine's Elina Svitolina continued her dominance of Daria Kasatkina, taking her career record over the Russian to 8-0 with a 6-2, 6-2 victory on Wednesday in the WTA hardcourt tournament in Washington. Unseeded Svitolina's second victory over her fifth-seeded Russian rival saw her into the quarter-finals, where she'll face either top-seeded American Jessica Pegula or lucky loser Peyton Stearns."I just try to fight each time I play Dasha," said Svitolina, who also beat Kasatkina in straight sets in the fourth round at Roland Garros this year."She's a tough opponent to face, and each time I try to play just one extra ball over the net, to take and dictate the game. I'm really happy I won the match today."Svitolina, playing her eighth tournament sin...
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No Handshake, No problem As Elina Svitolina Downs Victoria Azarenka | Tennis News
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No Handshake, No problem As Elina Svitolina Downs Victoria Azarenka | Tennis News

[ad_1] File image of Elina Svitolina© AFPUkraine's Elina Svitolina grabbed a second straight victory over Victoria Azarenka of Belarus at the WTA Tour DC Open in Washington on Monday, weeks after the duo's Wimbledon clash was marred by a handshake controversy. Azarenka was booed off court at Wimbledon earlier this month after her defeat to Svitolina, with fans apparently perceiving she had snubbed her Ukrainian opponent by not advancing to the net for a handshake.In fact, Svitolina did not offer a handshake -- something she has declined to do with players from Russia and Belarus ever since the invasion of her homeland. Belarus is a key military ally of Moscow.On Monday, tournament organizers in Washington aimed to pre-empt any possible repeat of the controversy by informing fans before t...
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Marketa Vondrousova Beats Elina Svitolina To Enter Wimbledon Women’s Singles Final | Tennis News
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Marketa Vondrousova Beats Elina Svitolina To Enter Wimbledon Women’s Singles Final | Tennis News

[ad_1] Marketa Vondrousova in action against Elina Svitolina.© AFPMarketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic became the first unseeded player in 60 years to reach the Wimbledon women's final on Thursday, crushing the title dreams of Ukraine's Elina Svitolina. World number 42 Vondrousova came through 6-3, 6-3 and will face either second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus or last year's runner-up Ons Jabeur for the title on Saturday. Left-hander Vondrousova will be playing in her second Grand Slam final after finishing runner-up at the 2019 French Open.The 24-year-old was rewarded for her attacking approach, breaking serve six times and unleashing 22 winners to Svitolina's nine."I cannot believe it. I am very happy that I made the final. Elina is such a fighter and a great person. It was a t...
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Wimbledon Star Fails To Attend Harry Styles Event. Then Gets This Invite | Tennis News
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Wimbledon Star Fails To Attend Harry Styles Event. Then Gets This Invite | Tennis News

[ad_1] Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina has been on the top of her powers in the 2023 edition of Wimbledon. While Svitolina is understandably happy to have reached as far as the semi-finals of the tournament, she isn't pleased with the fact that she couldn't attend the Harry Styles event due to Wimbledon commitments. However, as the 28-year-old expressed her sorrow on social media, asking if anyone wants the tickets that she has already bought, Svitolina got a reply from the English singer himself, much to the delight of the tennis star."Hey guys!! I was supposed to go to see my fav @harrystyles concert in Vienna tomorrow," she wrote in reference to Styles' event in Vienna's Ernst Happel Stadion. "But Wimbledon changed my plans (three crying emojis). Someone want to go? I have two...
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Top seed Iga Swiatek Out of Wimbledon After Losing To Elina Svitolina | Tennis News
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Top seed Iga Swiatek Out of Wimbledon After Losing To Elina Svitolina | Tennis News

[ad_1] Iga Swiatek crashed out of Wimbledon 2023© AFPUkraine's Elina Svitolina stunned world number one Iga Swiatek to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals on Tuesday, just three months after returning from maternity leave.The world number 76 came through 7-5, 6-7 (5/7), 6-2 despite being a break down in both of the first two sets against the reigning US Open and French Open champion.Svitolina, also a semi-finalist in 2019, will take on Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic for a place in Saturday's championship match.(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)Topics mentioned in this article [ad_2] Source link
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Sabalenka Sets Up Svitolina French Open Clash, Boycotts Media | Tennis News
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Sabalenka Sets Up Svitolina French Open Clash, Boycotts Media | Tennis News

[ad_1] Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus moved into a politically-charged French Open quarter-final with Ukraine's Elina Svitolina on Sunday and immediately set the tone for the high-profile confrontation by boycotting Roland Garros media for a second time. Australian Open champion and world number two Sabalenka defeated Sloane Stephens 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 to reach the last eight in Paris for the first time. Tuesday's clash will be the third meeting between Sabalenka and Svitolina but first since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year. Belarus is a key military ally of Moscow.Svitolina has played two Russians so far at the tournament and refused to shake hands with both in protest at the war.Sabalenka defeated Svitolina's Ukrainian compatriot Marta Kostyuk in the opening round last weekend.Kostyuk's...
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Novak Djokovic ‘Free’ To Express His Opinions, Says Elina Svitolina | Tennis News
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Novak Djokovic ‘Free’ To Express His Opinions, Says Elina Svitolina | Tennis News

[ad_1] Ukrainian Elina Svitolina said on Wednesday that Novak Djokovic should be free to "say his opinion" after the Serb controversially wrote "Kosovo is the heart of Serbia" on a camera at the French Open. Svitolina, who has repeatedly spoken out over tennis' response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, believes players should be able to talk publicly about political issues. Djokovic was criticised for his comments about recent clashes in Kosovo by French sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera who said he "shouldn't get involved"."We are living in the free world, so why not say your opinion on something?," said Svitolina, who reached the third round with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 win over Storm Hunter on Wednesday."I feel like if you stand for something, you think that this is the way, you should say...
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