Aryna Sabalenka won a tense against Elina Svitolina in the French Open quarterfinal. After the match, Aryna was denied the handshake by her opponent. Once again, she was asked during the following press conference if she supported the war and she replied: “Like it’s a tough question, I don’t support war, meaning I don’t support Lukashenko right now.”
Aryna Sabalenka was asked if she supports Lukashenko:
“Like it’s a tough question, I don’t support war, meaning I don’t support Lukashenko right now.”
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) June 6, 2023
Sabalenka at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked no.2 (career-high), the Belarussian has an overall 34-5 match record in 2023. Aryna is currently competing at the French Open where she overcame 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 current record is 1-0 for Sabalenka.
Aryna conquered 3 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open and Madrid. Aryna got to the final in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) and in Stuttgart (Porsche Tennis Grand Prix).
Sabalenka 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
At the moment 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).
Presently, during this year the Ukrainian achieved an overall 12-7 win-loss record. Svitolina conquered 1 title in Strasbourg.
Aryna Sabalenka and Elina Svitolina squared off 3 times. Their actual record is 2-1 for Sabalenka. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Aryna Sabalenka won 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in Paris (French Open) on the 6th of June 2023.