Elina stole the victory from Clara. Svitolina reached the final of the tournament in Strasbourg

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina (WTA 508) reached the finals of the WTA 250 soil tournament in Strasbourg (France).

Beat the Ukrainian in the 1/2 final of the competition Clara Burel (France, WTA 122) at 2 hours and 22 minutes.

WTA 250 Strasbourg. Preparation 1/2 final

Clara Burel (France) – Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) [WC] – 6:4, 5:7, 3:6

In the second match, the Ukrainian, who was defeated 1-4 with a break, won 4 matches in a row and went to serve the set. It was not possible to close the game right after her, Clara took a break, but then Elina again took the French woman’s serve and successfully served in the 12th game.

Before the third installment began, Svitolina gained a huge psychological advantage. The Ukrainian player immediately took the lead with a timeout and won the first game, but could not hold the advantage with a score of 3:2 – Burel took the serve of Svitolina. But again there was a reverse timeout from Elina, after which Burel was no longer able to take a single game. The result is 6:3.

It was the second meeting of tennis players. Svitolina won all the fights.

Elina played her 13th game since returning to tennis with seven wins. For Svitolina, this will be her first final since 2021, when she won the WTA 250 tough tournament in Chicago.

In the final of the competition in Strasbourg, Svitolina will play with Anna Blinkova. In 2020, Elina took the title on these courts.