Tennis
SVITOLINA: “Today I think he deserves victory more than me”
Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina She said the following about the victory against Sonay Kartal in the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 tournament held in Auckland:
– There is still a lot of adrenaline after the last set and tiebreak. It is always very very difficult and difficult. I want to give Sonai credit, she played incredibly today. In fact, I think he deserves to win today more than me.
“He is a very cunning tennis player and most of the time it was almost impossible to understand where to direct the ball and what shots to make.
– Yes, of course today was a big challenge for me and I really needed to level up my game. I was trying to find my best tennis. I am very happy with the way I serve.
He really helped me in the third set because he served very well too, so I just had to stay on top and keep fighting again. So yeah, I think that really gave me victory today.
Svitolina defeated Kartal in 2.5 hours with scores of 6:4, 6:7 (2:7), 7:6 (7:5). In the semi-finals, Elina will face Iva Jovic.
Video review of Elina Svitolina – Sonay Kartal match
Source: Sport UA
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