“Elina was asked a question about Oleksandra at the press conference”, — write: sport.ua
“Oliynykova’s playing style? She brings something new to the game. There are several such players and it is always interesting to watch how they build plays, how they create a game. It is very impressive for her to start her first Grand Slam tournament playing well in her own style. This is very uncomfortable tennis. I think she will be a particularly difficult opponent on clay, and to beat her, you will have to work really hard.
Oliynikova’s words regarding the elimination of Russian and Belarusian tennis players? The war has been going on for four years. We talked about it many times, and for me this topic has already… gone. The decisions were made by the WTA, and now we can only go out on the court, try to show a good result, represent our country properly, use our voices to draw attention, help and remember that we can use our voices to draw attention to our homeland.”
On January 21, Svitolina defeated Linda Klimovicheva and reached the 1/16 finals of the Australian Open. Oliynikova lost to reigning major champion Madison Keys in the first round a day earlier, almost taking the first set.
