“In the third round of the major, Elina will play Diana Schneider, who passed Talia Gibson”, — write: sport.ua
In the third round, the Ukrainian will play against 22 rackets in the world Diana Schneiderwhich acts in a “neutral” status.
Schneider beat in the second round of the Australian Open in two sets Talia Gibson (Australia, WTA 119) in 2 hours and 15 minutes.
In the second set, Gibson had three match points at the reception in the 10th game with a score of 5:4, but unfortunately, the Australian was unable to convert any of them.
Svitolina has never played against Schneider before. Elina’s meeting with the “neutral girl” will take place on Friday, January 23.
Svitolina dealt with Linda Klimovicheva in the 1/32 final match in two games.
Australian Open 2026. 1/32 of the final
Talia Gibson (Australia) – Diana Schneider [23] – 6:3, 5:7, 3:6
Video review of the match