Despite lifting her biggest title since a maternity break for the \u200cbirth of her daughter with fellow player Gael Monfils<\/a> in 2022, Svitolina, ranked seventh in the world, said she would not put pressure on herself heading \u200cinto the Grand Slam starting on Sunday.<\/p>\n “It’s all \u2060about trying to focus on \u200cmy game, my performance, not going too far with the thoughts about if \u200bI can win the title or not,” Svitolina, who opens her campaign against Hungarian Anna Bondar<\/a>, told reporters on \u200bSaturday.<\/p>\n “There are still lots of matches to win to get that title, and you need to be fit and mentally ready.<\/p>\n “There’s still a \u2060lot of work ahead. It’s \u200bjust important to focus on the first round, one match at a time, and be ready for anything that comes my way.”<\/p>\n Svitolina, who has gone past the quarter-finals at all the Grand Slams except Roland \u200cGarros, said she was at peace with how her career has unfolded.<\/p>\n “It’s okay if I don’t win a slam,” she added.<\/p>\n “It’s also fine, in a way, because if you’re not okay with that, I think you can just eat yourself from the inside and all the time not be happy about what you do on the court.<\/p>\n “I think my career, even if I finish tomorrow, is okay. And if something happens, I’ll be fine with that, and I’ll still \u200cbe a happy person and live my life good.<\/p>\n “So I just \u200bwant to have this mentality now, because I think when you’re \u200cyounger, of course, you want to win a slam, this is the goal, number one, and you’re so upset and you can really damage yourself mentally if you don’t succeed.<\/p>\n “I still believe I can win a Grand Slam, but I’m also fine \u2060if it’s not going to \u2060happen or if it’s \u200cnot on the cards for me.”<\/p>\n![\"Svitolina's](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d6099016-5a96-4cd6-abc0-bd4873a12f6f.jpg\" "\\"Svitolina's")
Svitolina’s career statsFlashscore<\/p>\n