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Tennis: Thiem, Kyrgios to play July grass, hard-court events in Berlin

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 31 10:19 AM

Dominic Thiem, Nick Kyrgios, Elina Svitolina and Kiki Bertens will compete in grass and hard-court events in Berlin in July featuring both men's and women's fields.   Read more »

Tennis: Kenin and Bencic fall at first hurdle on day of upsets in Dubai

Reuters
Posted at Feb 19 10:40 AM

Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin, defending champion Belinda Bencic and third seed Elina Svitolina made swift exits at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.  Read more »

Tennis: Barty ends stellar season with WTA Finals win over Svitolina

Reuters
Posted at Nov 04 09:46 AM

Ashleigh Barty finished the season in style by beating defending champion Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-3 to add the WTA Finals title to her end-of-year world number one ranking on Sunday.   Read more »

Tennis: Barty faces Svitolina in WTA Final decider on 'terrible' court

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 03 09:35 AM

Ashleigh Barty overcame the hitting power of Karolina Pliskova to set up a mouth-watering WTA Finals decider against defending champion Elina Svitolina. Read more »

Tennis: Svitolina storms into semis of WTA finals

Tristan Lavalette, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 31 11:15 AM

Elina Svitolina stormed into the semi-finals of the season-ending WTA Finals after a commanding win over Simona Halep on Wednesday. Read more »

Tennis: Svitolina starts WTA title defence with win as Halep sees off Andreescu

Michael Church, Reuters
Posted at Oct 29 11:10 AM

Elina Svitolina made a winning start to her WTA Finals defense in Shenzhen on Monday when the Ukrainian defeated Karolina Pliskova in straight sets. Read more »

Tennis: Williams dismantles Svitolina to reach US Open final

Reuters
Posted at Sep 06 11:21 AM

A rampaging Serena Williams moved to the brink of a record equalling 24th career Grand Slam title on Thursday storming past Elina Svitolina 6-3 6-1 to book her spot in the US Open final. Read more »

Tennis: Japan's Osaka powers past injured Svitolina into Open semis

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 23 10:49 AM

Japanese fourth seed Naomi Osaka routed an injured Elina Svitolina to reach the Australian Open semi-finals on Wednesday. Read more »

Svitolina staves off Keys challenge to reach quarters

Sudipto Ganguly, Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 10:45 AM

Elina Svitolina booked a spot in the Australian Open quarter-finals with a 6-2 1-6 6-1 win over American Madison Keys on Monday. Read more »

Nishikori comes through epic as Svitolina, Pliskova keep Slam dreams alive

Martin PARRY, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 17 02:37 PM

Japanese star Kei Nishikori battled through a draining five-set epic to make the Australian Open third round Thursday as Elina Svitolina and Karolina Pliskova kept their dreams of a maiden Grand Slam title alive. Read more »

Svitolina has 'nothing to prove' after Singapore triumph

John O'Brien, Reuters
Posted at Oct 29 06:24 PM

Elina Svitolina set out to "silence the haters" in Singapore this week and after rallying to claim the WTA Finals title with a 3-6 6-2 6-2 victory over Sloane Stephens on Sunday, the Ukrainian hopes her critics will remain muted. Read more »

Stephens proud despite coming up short at WTA Finals

John O'Brien, Reuters
Posted at Oct 29 08:34 AM

Sloane Stephens was disappointed but proud with her performance in Singapore after the American started well before fading to a 3-6 6-2 6-2 defeat by Ukraine's Elina Svitolina in the WTA Finals title match on Sunday. Read more »

Svitolina subdues Stephens to claim WTA Finals triumph

John O'Brien, Reuters
Posted at Oct 29 08:34 AM

Elina Svitolina stretched every sinew in a brilliant display of defensive tennis to register the biggest win of her career when she rallied for a 3-6 6-2 6-2 triumph over Sloane Stephens in an enthralling WTA Finals title decider on Sunday. Read more »

Tennis: Svitolina, Pliskova advance as Wozniacki crashes out in Singapore

John O'Brien, Reuters
Posted at Oct 25 11:39 PM

Elina Svitolina ousted Caroline Wozniacki 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 to reach the last four of the WTA Finals with a spotless 3-0 record on Thursday. Read more »

Halep faces Svitolina again in Rome final after beating Sharapova

Reuters
Posted at May 20 08:25 AM

World number one Simona Halep will face Elina Svitolina in a repeat of last year's Italian Open final after recovering from a set down to beat Russian Maria Sharapova 4-6 6-1 6-4 in Rome on Saturday. Read more »

Svitolina races past Kasatkina to retain Dubai title

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 09 06:58 PM

Top seed Elina Svitolina became the third woman to defend the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title on Saturday, defeating Russia's Daria Kasatkina 6-4 6-0 in the final.  Read more »

Ruthless Svitolina ends Kostyuk's dream debut

Reuters
Posted at Jan 19 01:23 PM

MELBOURNE - Elina Svitolina showed not an ounce of sentiment as she gave 15-year-old compatriot Marta Kostyuk a 59-minute lesson in grand slam tennis to reach the fourth round of the Australia Open for the first time on Friday. Read more »

Wozniacki, Svitolina survive scares as new star born

Martin PARRY, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 17 03:25 PM

Title contenders Caroline Wozniacki and Elina Svitolina survived big scares at the Australian Open Wednesday, as a new teen star was born at the first major of the year. Read more »

Svitolina off to flying start in Beijing

Reuters
Posted at Oct 02 10:04 AM

World number three Elina Svitolina made a confident start to her China Open campaign with a 6-3 6-2 first-round victory over Chinese wildcard Zhu Lin on Sunday. Read more »

Svitolina dumps Wozniacki to clinch Toronto title

Frank Pingue, Reuters
Posted at Aug 14 09:52 AM

Ukrainian Elina Svitolina capped a remarkable week in Toronto by beating Dane Caroline Wozniacki 6-4 6-0 at the Rogers Cup on Sunday to capture her tour-leading fifth title of the season. Read more »