After having met less than a month ago in a controversial match at Wimbledon, Elina Svitolina and Vika Azarenka they saw their faces again in the WTA 500 de Washington. And as in Great Britain, the result was again favorable for the Ukrainian.
Elina Svitolina debuted with victory against Vika Azarenka in Washington. Getty
The former No. 3 in the world defeated the Belarusian 7-6 (2) and 6-4 with a statistic rarely seen. It is that the match had a total of 17 breaks in 22 games played.
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At the end of the match, the stadium screens showed a statement announcing that there was going to be no handshake, asking for respect for both players. The decision was made by the WTA after Azarenka said goodbye to a hail of whistles in her loss to Svitolina at the All England Club.
In the next round, the Ukrainian will face the winner of the duel between the Belgian Elise Mertens (No. 29) and the Russian Daria Kasatkina (No. 11).
2023-08-01 01:29:13
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