“Elina in two sets won in Sonaya Cartal in the second round”, – WRITE: Sport.ua
In the second round, a Ukrainian in two sets defeated Sonay Cartal (UK, WTA 60) in 55 minutes.
WTA 1000 Madrid. Soil. 1/32 finals
Sonay Kartal (UK) – Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) [17] – 3: 6, 1: 6
It was the first meeting of rivals.
In the third round of the thousands of Elina will play against the winner of the confrontation of Elena Rybakin (Kazakhstan, WTA 11) – Bianka Andreesk (Canada, WTA 132).
Svitolina won the 8th match in a row. Prior to the start of the Tsarida in Madrid, Ukrainian won in two matches for the Ukrainian national team in the Billy Cup qualification, Gin King, and last week took the trophy in Rouen, having overcome five opponents on her way.
Elina will play for the first time in 10 years in the third round of prestigious competitions in the capital of Spain.
Svitolina became the second representative of Ukraine, who managed to reach the 1/16 finals of Madrid. Yulia Starodubtseva did it a day earlier.
