“Elina in two sets beat Maria Sakkari and went out to the quarterfinals of the thousand”, – WRITE: Sport.ua
In the fourth round of prestigious competitions, a Ukrainian in two sets beat the former third racket of the world Maria Sakkari From Greece, which is currently 82nd in the world ranking.
WTA 1000 Madrid. Soil. 1/8 finals
Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) [17] – Maria Sakkari (Greece) – 6: 3, 6: 4
For the match, Elina gave her two innings and made five breaks.
Svitolina and Sakari met for the fifth and first since 2021. Elina won the third victory in the face and first on the ground.
The next rival of Svitolina will be the winner of the confrontation between Monkus Utzima – Yekaterina Alexandrov.
Elina will play in the Quarter Finals of Madrid for the first time in her career. Until 2025, on the courts of the capital of Spain, Ukrainians have never been able to win more than one match. Svitolina made his way to the 77th quarterfinals in his career and the fourth season.
In these competitions, Elina, in addition to Sakkari, also won in Sonaya Kartal and Elena Rybakina.
In addition to Elina, Martya Kostyuk continues in Madrid from representatives of Ukraine. On April 29, at 10:30 pm, she will start the match of the 1/8 finals against Anastasia Potapova.
Currently, Vidolina is 10 matches. To Madrid, she won two matches for the Ukrainian national team in the Billy Cup qualifications, Gin King, and then became a champion on Ruan’s courts, overcoming five rivals on the way to the trophy.
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine. Elina Svitolina 
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine. Elina Svitolina 
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine. Elina Svitolina
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