Elina Svitolina and Victoria Azarenka played a fantastic match that ended with the win of the Ukrainian player. As forecasted, after the match, there was no handshake, but Azarenka was booed, probably because the fans wrongly thought that it was the Belarussian player to refuse the handshake.
During the press conference that followed the match, Elina Svitolina said that the Wimbledon organization should put out a statement explaining the situation.
Svitolina commented: “I think tennis organizations have to come out with a statement that there will be no handshake between Russian and Belarusian and Ukrainians. I don’t know if it’s not clear for people. I think this is the right way.”
Svitolina in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWLWLWWLW Ranked no.76, the Ukrainian has an overall 16-8 record in 2023. Svitolina is competing in Wimbledon where she conquered the world no.558 Venus Williams 6-4 6-3, the world no.28 Elise Mertens 6-1 1-6 6-1, the world no.128 Sofia Kenin 7-63 6-2 and the world no.20 Victoria Azarenka 2-6 6-4 7-69.
Elina Svitolina will compete against the world no.1 Iga Swiatek in the quarter. The head to head is 1-0 for Swiatek.
Elina has won 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)
She is also scheduled to play at the U.S. Open (U.S. Open) after Washington. The main draw will start on the 31st of July.
Victoria Azarenka in 2023
LLWWLWWLWW Ranked no.20, the Belarussian played her last match on the 9th of July when she surrendered to world no.76 Elina Svitolina 2-6 6-4 7-6(9) in the 4th round in Wimbledon (draw).
Presently, during this year Victoria owns a compiled 17-13 match record. Victoria Azarenka’s best accomplishment of this season was reaching the semifinal at the Australian Open.
Elina Svitolina and Victoria Azarenka faced off 6 times. The head to head is 5-1 for Azarenka. The last time they locked horns, Elina Svitolina won 2-6 6-4 7-6(9) in the 4th round in London (Wimbledon) on the 9th of July 2023.
