The first racket of Ukraine Elina Svitolina failed to reach the quarter-finals of a major tournament series Premier 5 in Cincinnati.
The match of the third round against Julia Gorges Svitolina was supposed to play yesterday but due to rain the match was moved to Friday. In Cincinnati, Svitolina was trying to take revenge on the Germans for the recent defeat in the match of the playoffs of the fed Cup.
At the start of the match, tennis players alternately taking the games on their feeds. With the score 5:4 Svitolina at the reception missed two set balls and in the next game for the first time gave his serve. With the score 5:6 the Ukrainian was close to a reverse break, but missed four break points.
The second set went in a similar scenario – at a crucial moment Svitolina are unable to make a break, then lost his serve and more on the success in the match is not claimed.
Losing in the third round of the tournament in Cincinnati, Elina Svitolina had a chance to compete for the status of the first racket of the world. New Ukrainian week may start on the third line in rating WTA, but around Svitolina in the case of successful performances at this tournament is Caroline Wozniacki and Garbine Muguruza.
Elina Svitolina (Ukraine, 5) — Julia Gerges (Germany) — 5:7, 4:6
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