Ukrainian tennis participant Elina Svitolina, ranked world No. 14, has secured a dramatic victory to advance to the quarter finals of the French Open, defeating world No. 4 Jasmine Paolini of Italy in an exhilarating fourth-round match.
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Particulars: The match, which lasted 2 hours and 27 minutes, ended with a rating of 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-1 to Svitolina.
Svitolina served two aces, made 4 double faults and transformed seven breaks, whereas Paolini recorded one ace, no service errors and 6 breaks. Svitolina edged out Paolini by a single level, 102 to 101.
This was their second encounter, as Svitolina additionally beat Paolini in a come-from-behind win within the third spherical of the 2025 Australian Open. Within the quarter finals, Svitolina will face the winner of the match between Iga Świątek (world No. 5, Poland) and Elena Rybakina (world No. 11, Kazakhstan).
That is Svitolina’s fifth quarter remaining at Roland Garros, as she goals for her first semi-final on the event.
Background: Svitolina started her French Open marketing campaign by defeating Zeynep Sönmez (world No. 76, Türkiye) within the first spherical and Anna Bondár (world No. 82, Hungary) within the second. Within the third spherical, she beat Bernarda Pera (world No. 83, USA) in a difficult match that includes two tie-breaks.
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