“On July 31, 2021 Elina beat Elena Rybakin and went to the pedestal in Tokyo”, – WRITE: Sport.ua
In the bronze finals, a Ukrainian in three sets won a mattric spring in Kazakhstan, Helen Rybakina. The match ended in 2.5 hours, and in the decisive party Svitolin played from 1: 4, taking five games in a row.
At that Olympiad, Elina also beat Laura Sagmund (Germany), Aila Tomlyanovich (Australia), Maria Sakkari (Greece) and Camilla George (Italy). In the semifinals of Svitolin, she gave way to Market Vndroushov.
Pedestal of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo in a female single category:
- 🥇 Belinda Bencic (Switzerland)
- 🥈 Wondroushov Market (Czech Republic)
- 🥉 Elina Svitolina (Ukraine)
This Svitolina medal still remains the only one in the history of Ukraine in the Olympic tennis tournament.
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