{"id":647508,"date":"2026-05-16T22:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T22:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/647508\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T22:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T22:37:15","slug":"elina-svitolina-emotional-over-husbands-career-news-amid-italian-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/647508\/","title":{"rendered":"Elina Svitolina Emotional Over Husband’s Career News Amid Italian Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"Elina\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Elina Svitolina of Ukraine celebrates win against Iga Swiatek at the 2026 Italian Open.<\/p>\n

Elina Svitolina punched her ticket to the 2026 Italian Open final after defeating Iga Swiatek 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 in the semifinals.<\/p>\n

Svitolina now looks to win her third career Italian Open championship when she takes on Coco Gauff on May 16. She previously won back-to-back titles in Rome in 2017 and 2018.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old Ukrainian star, who welcomed a daughter, Skai, with her husband, Gael Monfils<\/a>, in 2022, is thrilled to be back in her first final in eight years.<\/p>\n

\u201c[It] will mean the world for me,\u201d she told reporters of winning another title. \u201cBut I try not to put any kind of pressure on me. I have nothing really to lose.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Elina<\/p>\n

GettyElina Svitolina of Ukraine celebrates win against Iga Swiatek at the 2026 Italian Open.<\/p>\n

\u201cEspecially like for coming back after giving birth, having all this journey, I would never dream to play in such a high level, beat and challenge top players, have a chance to play in semis and finals. Yeah, just couldn\u2019t dream about a better year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Monfils, of course, hopes to see his wife hoisting the trophy on Saturday. While Svitolina is locked in during the postpartum phase of her career, Monfils is preparing to hang up his racket for good.<\/p>\n

Elina Svitolina\u2019s Husband, Gael Monfils, Is Retiring From Tennis After the French Open\"Gael<\/p>\n

GettyGa\u00ebl Monfils of France (L) with his wife, Elina Svitolina.<\/p>\n

After eight years together, and becoming the first husband and wife to hold the same title at the same time \u2014 winning the men\u2019s and women\u2019s singles titles at the 2026 ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand \u2014 Monfils is retiring.<\/p>\n

Monfils, 39, was given a wild card to compete in what will be his final major. Svitolina is not worried about Monfils\u2019 retirement plan, \u201cHe\u2019s going to be in finance<\/a>,\u201d she revealed while appearing on the Big T podcast this week. \u201cHe\u2019s that kind of person who thinks two steps ahead. I am the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

Monfils is not in Rome, as he\u2019s home taking care of their daughter. \u201cHe loves to play golf with her, tennis, basketball, football. He has a lot of energy at home.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great to see him off court and just being and enjoying it. Of course, lots of pressure for him for this year, but also I think, you know, very special moments for him, and especially with Roland Garros coming up, it\u2019s going to be special for everybody. So we\u2019re going to save some tears for that occasion. I think it\u2019s just incredible to be next to him and supporting him on this journey.\u201d<\/p>\n

Svitolina also mentioned how Skai \u201cthinks every parent plays professional tennis\u2026 When I leave\u2026 she tells me, \u2018Good luck, Mommy. Beat that girl!’\u201d<\/p>\n

Elina Svitolina Has a \u2018Game Plan\u2019 to Defeat Coco Gauff\"Coco<\/p>\n

GettyUS\u2019 Coco Gauff (L) congratulates Ukraine\u2019s Elina Svitolina in Dubai.<\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely have a game plan,\u201d Svitolina said of facing Gauff, a two-time Grand Slam champion. \u201cNot now exactly, but I will have it. We\u2019ve played many times. So, it\u2019s not a surprise.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe both know the way we bring the fight,\u201d she continued. \u201cOur last match was something out of this world. Definitely, I\u2019m gonna rewatch that to find the ways, some tactics. First, I want to enjoy this win tonight. Tomorrow it\u2019s a day off, so I can rest, prepare, and be ready for the final.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tEmily Bicks<\/a> covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Bills, Seahawks and Chiefs. She’s contributed to Heavy since 2019 and has interviewed some of the biggest stars in sports, including Jerry Rice, Shaquille O’Neal and Stefon Diggs. More about Emily Bicks<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Elina Svitolina of Ukraine celebrates win against Iga Swiatek at the 2026 Italian Open. Elina Svitolina punched…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":647509,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[99,428],"class_list":["post-647508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=647508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647508\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/647509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}