The Ukrainian, ranked 12th in the world tennis rankings, played in the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time in her career, defeating world number three Coco Gauff from the USA in the quarterfinals.
Svitolina was unable to impose a serious fight on Belarusian Sabalenka (performing in “neutral” status) in the first set.
In the second, the Ukrainian led 2:0 in games, but did not consolidate her success and eventually lost in two sets.
Result – 2:6, 3:6.
The Ukrainian tennis player completed a streak of 10 consecutive victories at international tournaments.
Context
The Australian Open takes place in Melbourne from January 18 to February 1 on hard court.
