Elina Svitolina of Ukraine walks off court after retiring in their round four singles match against Linda Noskova of Czech Republic during the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 22, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images Pushing back tears leaking from her eyes, Elina Svitolina trudged off Margaret Court Arena with a wave to…
Of the three Ukrainians in the Round of 16 of the Australian Open, two have made it into the quarter-finals, with Dayana Yastremska upsetting two-time champion Victoria Azarenka to join Marta Kostyuk, a winner on Sunday, but Elina Svitolina’s run ended abruptly when she retired with a back injury against Linda Noskova, putting the 19-year…
Elina Svitolina keeps on winning at the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne, as the Ukrainian bested Viktorija Golubic in two sets to advance to the fourth round. No mother in recent years on the WTA Tour has played as impressive as Elina Svitolina has. The Ukrainian made a deep run at Roland Garros, only to…
Top-seeded Coco Gauff successfully defended her ASB Classic women’s title in Auckland when she overcame a strong challenge from Elina Svitolina, the 2nd seed, on Sunday. I’d like to congratulate Elina and your team. What you do, being a mom, coming back so fast at such a high level is inspiring. Hopefully, not anytime soon,…
Coco Gauff, the defending champion, and Elina Svitolina, the 2nd seed, reached the final of the ASB Classic in Auckland on Saturday with wins over Emma Navarro and Wang Xiyu respectively. I had really tough matches in the first three rounds. Finishing yesterday last night, going to bed at 2 am, it was not easy,…
Elina Svitolina dropped just 3 games to Marie Bouzkova to reach the semi-finals of the ASB Classic in Auckland on Friday, erasing the memory of her tough win against Emma Raducanu in a very tight 3 sets, while top-seeded Coco Gauff continued her title defence by cruising past Varvara Gracheva. I think I’m moving better,…
Britain’s Emma Raducanu gave 2nd-seeded Elina Svitolina quite a fright at the ASB Classic presented by Evrie in Auckland on Thursday, but the Ukrainian escaped in 3 sets, while World No 3 Coco Gauff cruised into the quarter-finals with a routine win over Brenda Fruhvirtova. It was a great match from both of us. Emma…
Emma Raducanu will be certainly disappointed by her second-round loss at the 2024 ASB Classic in Auckland to Elina Svitolina, as the match could have ended differently. In her first match after eight months, the British player showed why she’s regarded as one of the most talented players on the WTA Tour. She overcame Elena-Gabriela…
Marquee matches headlined play in the 1st-round of the ASB Classic on Tuesday when Emma Raducanu made a successful return to the WTA Tour and Elina Svitolina defeated Caroline Wozniacki in a battle of two new mothers. It’s difficult after having such a long hiatus. I’m grateful to be healthy & able to move my…
Caroline Wozniacki and Elina Svitolina will be the main stars at the 2024 ASB Classic in Auckland, and they will meet already in the first round of the WTA 250 tournament. The ASB Classic in Auckland is the only top-tier tennis tournament to be held in New Zealand, and this year’s draw in the women’s…
