Ex-third racket of the world and former leader of Ukrainian women’s tennis Elina Svitolina (WTA 1088) completed her performance at the clay tournament of the WTA 125 series in Saint-Malo (France).
In the semi-finals of the competition, the Ukrainian lost in two sets Sloan Stevens (USA, WTA 48) for 2 hours and 20 minutes.
WTA 125 Saint-Malo. Priming. 1/2 finals
Slovan Stevens (USA) [1] – Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) [WC] – 7:5, 7:6 (7:5)
In the first game, Elina won with a score of 5:2 and had two set points at the reception in the 10th game, but she could not finish the job and lost the first game.
In the second set, the Ukrainian lost three times with a break, but returned to the game and made the score 5:4. In the 10th and 12th games of the second game, she had one set point each, but Svitolina did not convert them, the game went to a tie-break, where Stevens closed Elina.
It was the fifth meeting of tennis players. Score 3:2 in favor of Sloane. Note that the American won the US Open in 2017.
In the final of the tournament in Saint-Malo, Stevens will play with Gretje Minnen.
2023-05-06 15:40:00
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