Svitolin, which occupies the 17th position in the world tennis rating, played against the representative of Japan Mooki Utijima (56th in the WTA ranking) and defeated it in two sets-6: 2, 6: 1.
The first racket of Ukraine has already won the 11th victory in a row, not losing a single set, writes the tennis of Ukraine.
In addition, Svitolin became the first Ukrainian tennis player to make his way to the Mutua Madrid Open semifinals.
Kostyuk (36th in the WTA ranking) was a chance to repeat the success of Svitolina, but her rival was the first racket of the world Arina Sobolenko-Belarusian, playing in a “neutral” status.
The rivals twice in two sets played to the stage of the tai-break, and both once won Sobolenko. The final result is 7: 6, 7: 6.
During the second tie-break, with a score of 5: 4 in favor of Kostyuk, the duel was stopped due to the rain.
In the semifinals of the tournament in Madrid, Svitolin and Sobolenko will now be converged. The Ukrainian will have the opportunity to take revenge on the loss of compatriots.
In another semifinals, the second racket of the world Iga Schwentek from Poland and the fourth racket of the world Coco Gauf from the USA will play.
Context
Mutua Madrid Open from the WTA1000 series takes place from April 22 to May 4 in Madrid on soil courts. The prize fund of the tournament is $ 8.964 million.
