Svitolina lost to the world’s second racket on her way to the semi-finals at Roland Garros

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina (No. 192 WTA) completed its performance in the main draw of the French Open.

Lost to Ukraine’s Arina Sobolenko (#2 WTA) in the 1/4 finals.

Roland Garros. 1/4 final
Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) – Arina Sobolenko – 4:6, 4:6

As expected, Svitolina played number two. Against a visibly superior opponent in power, the opposite was impossible. Elina tried everything to get her opponent to move more on the court and shoot from positions that were not optimal for her. The plan didn’t work out for a solid five, but Sobolenko didn’t play at the top level right away, so the intrigue continued for quite some time. The end of the first game came after the eighth game, when Arina realized the only breaking point on the set and entered the set successfully.

At the start of the second game, Elina managed to defend a very difficult game on her serve, and then she took the first timeout of the match. Unfortunately, this only bothered the second racket in the world, who focused more on their shots and started nailing more clearly and more often. The next four matches went to Sobolenko’s piggy bank, the main fight took place on the field of the Ukrainians. With the score 2:4, the Ukrainian again won two games, but it was too late. Sobolenko was unstoppable, even a few people who were not forced from Aryn in the tenth game did not change the situation. With all the disrespect for him as a person, he was stronger as an athlete on the field today.

Regardless, Elina played an outstanding tournament and even a victory against Trevisan before it even started was considered a great success. Svitolina and her fans received a signal that Elina could still achieve great success, and it was a hasty decision to delete her by score. If the Ukrainian player continues to play at this level, the successes of the last three weeks will definitely not be a coincidence.

It was the third match of tennis players, the Ukrainian lost for the second time. For Elina, this was the fourth quarterfinal of Roland Garros, she has not yet entered the clay tournament. Starting the new week, Svitolina will return to the top hundred in the world rankings.

Sobolenko will face Karolina Muchova from the Czech Republic (#43 WTA) in the next round.