“Elina gave way to Anna Blinkova in the 2nd round of five hundred in Austria”, – WRITE: Sport.ua
In the 2nd round, Ukrainian in two sets lost “neutral” Anna Blinka (WTA 83) in 1 hour and 37 minutes.
WTA 500 Linz. Hard in the room. 1/8 finals
Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) [2] – Anna Blinka – 4: 6, 4: 6
It was a third meeting of rivals. In 2023, Elina defeated the blink on soil courts twice.
Svitolina held a second tournament in the new season. The first was the Australian Open, on which she reached the quarterfinals, where she gave way to the future winner of Madison Khiz.
Ukraine will continue to represent Diana Yastremskaya in a single category of Linza, who previously overcame Anthony Ruzhich in the 2nd circle.
The quarterfinals will meet with Clara Tauson. Tauson at the start of a five -hundredth overwhelmed another Ukrainian tennis player – Angelina Kalinin.
– WTA (@wta) January 30, 2025