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Tennis: 'Drained' Svitolina to sit out French Open

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 12 10:22 AM

Elina Svitolina of Ukraine said on Wednesday she will skip the French Open, telling AFP the Russian invasion of her country had been "draining." Read more »

Svitolina won't play Russians, Ukrainian seek action

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 01 10:55 AM

Top-ranked Ukranian woman tennis player Elina Svitolina on Monday said she would refuse to play Russian and Belarusian tennis players in tournaments. Read more »

Leylah Fernandez advances to US Open semis

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Posted at Sep 08 08:35 AM

Leylah Fernandez of Canada reacts after winning a point against Elina Svitolina of Ukraine on day nine of the 2021 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York, USA on Tuesday. Read more »

US Open: Leylah Fernandez marches on to the semifinals

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 08 06:18 AM

Fernandez advanced to the US Open semifinals on Tuesday by defeating Ukraine's fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5). Read more »

Svitolina, Monfils enjoying healthy competition

Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 05:00 PM

Elina Svitolina said being married to Gael Monfils was not a distraction but instead a source of motivation when they are on tour together. Read more »

Tennis: Birthday girl Barty into Stuttgart final

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 25 10:40 AM

Ashleigh Barty celebrated her 25th birthday by fighting back to beat Elina Svitolina in the semi-finals of the WTA clay-court tournament in Stuttgart on Saturday. Read more »

Tennis: Svitolina crashes out as 'fiery' Gauff reaches last 16 in Dubai

Reem Abulleil, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 10 09:40 AM

Elina Svitolina suffered a "disappointing" 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 defeat to Svetlana Kuznetsova in her Dubai opener on Tuesday Read more »

Tennis: Qatar Open gets underway despite absences, COVID threat

Gregory WALTON, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 01 10:15 AM

Elina Svitolina and Karolina Pliskova take top billing at the Qatar Open which starts Monday under strict COVID-19 safety protocols and without several top stars. Read more »

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 »