“Elina beat Caroline Doleheide in two sets in the round of 32 of the major”, — write: sport.ua
In the 2nd round, the Ukrainian confidently beat the American Caroline Dolehide (USA) in 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Australian Open 2025. 1/32 of the final
Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) [28] – Caroline Dolehide (USA) – 6:1, 6:4
This was the first meeting of the rivals.
For Elina, this Australian major is the first tournament in 2025. Svitolina did not play on the Tour after the US Open 2024. In September, the Ukrainian underwent an operation on her leg. In the opening game in Melbourne, the Ukrainian won against Sorana Kirsti.
Elina is playing at the Aus Open for the 12th time and reached the 3rd round for the 10th time. Svitolina’s best result at the Australian Open is the quarterfinals, which she reached in 2018 and 2019.
This victory over Dolehide was Svitolina’s 100th in the Grand Slam series. In Melbourne, the Ukrainian won 27 matches.
Elina’s next opponent will be the winner of Renata Sarasua (Mexico, WTA 70) – Jasmine Paolini (Italy, WTA 4).
Svitolina became the third Ukrainian after Marta Kostyuk and Dayana Yastremska to reach the 1/16 finals of AO-2025.
