Aryna Sabalenka won a rather tense match against Elina Svitolina in the French Open quarterfinal. Elina Svitolina refused the handshake with all her opponents from Russia and Belarus, and it was pretty clear that the same would have happened against Sabalenka. Nevertheless, Aryna still waited for her opponent at the net after the match. The result was that Elina snubbed the handshake and she was heavily booed. Here is the video.
Aryna Sabalenka gets the better of Elina Svitolina to advance to the French Open semi-finals! 📈
The two do not share a handshake at the net ❌#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/OR0SLzLJwZ
— Eurosport (@eurosport) June 6, 2023
Sabalenka at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked no.2 (career-high), Aryna has achieved a compiled 34-5 record in 2023. The Belarussian is currently having a run at the French Open where she conquered the world no.39 Marta Kostyuk 6-3 6-2, the world no.214 Iryna Shymanovich 7-5 6-2, the world no.82 Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2 6-2, the world no.30 Sloane Stephens 7-65 6-4 and the world no.192 Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-4.
Aryna Sabalenka will take on the world no.43 Karolina Muchova in the semifinal. Their head to head is 1-0 for Sabalenka.
The Belarussian conquered 3 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open and Madrid. Sabalenka was the runner-up in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) and in Stuttgart (Porsche Tennis Grand Prix).
The Belarussian won 13 titles in her career: 9 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Elina Svitolina in 2023
LWLWLLWLWW Currently ranked no.192, Elina played her last match on the 6th of June when she capitulated to world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 6-4 in the quarter of the French Open (draw).
This year the Ukrainian has a 12-7 match record. Svitolina clinched 1 title in Strasbourg.
Aryna Sabalenka and Elina Svitolina faced off 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Sabalenka. Before, the last time they played, Aryna Sabalenka won 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in Paris (French Open) on the 6th of June 2023.
