Tennis
VIDEO. Svitolina’s husband surrendered to the Russian in the USA and hugged him at the end of the match
french tennis player Gael Monfils (ATR 210) Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina’s wife could not reach the second round in a tough fight in Phoenix (USA).
In the 1/16 final of the tournament, the French lost in three sets Alexandra Shevchenko (ATP 132) 2 hours 26 minutes from Russia. It should be noted that the match started on the night of March 16, but the game was interrupted by rain in the third set with a score of 2-0 in Shevchenko’s favor.
ATP Challenger Phoenix. Difficult. 1/16 final
Alexander Shevchenko – Gael Monfils (France) – 6:4, 6:7 (2:7), 6:3
For Monfils, this is the second defeat in 2023. He had previously lost to Thompson at the start of the Masters at Indian Wells.
After the end of the meeting, Gael thanked the Russian for the game, shook hands and even hugged him.
Source: Sport UA
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