Elina Svitolina<\/a> She won her opening match at the WTA 500 tournament in Washington, defeating Polina Kudermetova of Uzbekistan in two sets. It was her first match of the hard-court season, which she began directly in the second round as the tournament\u2019s No. 2 seed.<\/p>\nThis was Svitolina’s first match against Kudermetova. Her opponent, who is ranked in the top 200 in the world, advanced through qualifying and, in the first round of the main draw, defeated Spain’s Cristina Bucsa, who is ranked in the top 40.<\/p>\n
In the first set, Svitolina was close to losing: with the score at 5:4, Kudermetova broke her serve and was set to serve for the set. The Ukrainian managed to even the score, but in the next game she lost her serve and once again found herself one step away from losing the set.<\/p>\n
With the score at 5:6, Kudermetova had a set point but failed to convert it. Svitolina then broke her opponent\u2019s serve and forced a tiebreak, which she won 7:4.<\/p>\n
In the second set, a run of three consecutive games proved decisive: trailing 1:2, Svitolina took a 4:2 lead and soon closed out the match on her own serve \u2013 6:4.<\/p>\n
WTA 500. Washington. Round of 16<\/p>\n
Polina Kudermetova (Uzbekistan, Q) \u2013 Elina Svitolina (Ukraine, 2) \u2013 6:7(4), 4:6<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
By reaching the quarterfinals, Svitolina matched her best result at the Washington tournament: in 2023, she also reached this stage, where she lost to Jessica Pegula.<\/p>\n
The Ukrainian\u2019s next opponent will be Alexandra Eala of the Philippines, ranked 28th in the world. In June, at the grass-court tournament in Berlin, Svitolina lost to Eala in two sets \u2013 3:6, 4:6.<\/p>\n
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Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina (Photo: EPA\/TERESA SUAREZ) <\/p>\n