Elina Svitolina is among the Ukrainian players who refuse to give a handshake to Russian and Belarusian players. Things might change when Elina faces Darya Kasatkina in the 4th round of the French Open. Darya has always been vocal against the Russian invasion.
Recently, Svitolina commented: “I’m thankful to Dasha for taking this position. That’s what you expect from others, as well. It’s really brave from her.”
With Kasatkina’s position, it will be interesting to watch if there is a handshake in this one. That would be a great message from Svitolina.
Svitolina at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWLWLWWLW At the moment ranked no.192, Elina owns an overall 11-6 win-loss record in 2023. Svitolina is now having a run at the French Open where she conquered the world no.24 Martina Trevisan 6-2 6-2, the world no.204 Storm Hunter 2-6 6-3 6-1 and the world no.56 Anna Blinkova 2-6 6-2 7-5.
Elina Svitolina will square off with the world no.9 Darya Kasatkina in the 4th round on Sunday at 4:00 pm on Court Suzanne-LENGLEN. Their head to head is 6-0 for Svitolina.
Svitolina clinched 1 title in 2023 in Strasbourg.
Elina won 17 titles in her career: 9 on hard courts, 6 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Kasatkina at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2023
WLWWWLWLWL Ranked no.9, the Russian owns a compiled 15-12 record in 2023. The Russian is playing at the moment at the French Open where she managed to beat the world no.76 Jule Niemeier 6-3 6-4, the world no.60 Marketa Vondrousova 6-3 6-4 and the world no.69 Peyton Stearns 6-0 6-1.
Darya Kasatkina will compete against the world no.192 Elina Svitolina in the 4th round on Sunday at 4:00 pm on Court Suzanne-LENGLEN. Their head to head is 6-0 for Svitolina.
Darya reached the final in Adelaide (Adelaide International 2).
Kasatkina won 6 titles in her career: 3 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Elina Svitolina and Darya Kasatkina faced off 6 times. Their current head to head is 6-0 for Svitolina. Before, the last time they fought against each other, Elina Svitolina won 6-4 6-2 in the 3rd round in New York (U.S. Open) in September 2021.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Darya Kasatkina's handshake |
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