Elina Svitolina will have to face the world No. 1 Iga Swiatek in the Wimbledon quarterfinal, being the obvious underdog. The Ukrainian player became a mother at the end of last year, as she would have never guessed to go so far at Wimbledon. During the press conference that followed her successful fourth-round match against Vika Azarenka, Svitolina explained what she would do in order to get ready to face Iga Swiatek:
“Firstly, she’s a great champion, also a great person. I’m really thankful for her support of Ukrainians, Ukraine, doing everything what is in her power, being vocal about that. She had also a big battle today, as well.
Yes, for me, to be fair, I didn’t speak yet with my coach about what’s going to be the plan. But I’m going to tomorrow have a practice day. The priority is going to be to recover. Then I’m going to sit down with my coach, go through the game plan, see how I can find a way to beat her.”
Svitolina in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWLWLWWLW Now the world no.76, the Ukrainian achieved an overall 16-8 record in 2023. The Ukrainian is now having a run in Wimbledon where she defeated 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 take on the world no.1 Iga Swiatek in the quarter on Tuesday at 1:30 pm on Centre Court. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Swiatek.
The Ukrainian clinched 1 title in 2023 in Strasbourg.
The Ukrainian 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.
Swiatek in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWWWLWWWW Now ranked no.1, the Pole has achieved a composed 42-6 match record in 2023. Iga is now having a run in Wimbledon where she managed to beat the world no.34 Lin Zhu 6-1 6-3, the world no.84 Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-2 6-0, the world no.29 Petra Martic 6-2 7-5 and the world no.14 Belinda Bencic 6-74 7-62 6-3.
Iga Swiatek will fight against the world no.76 Elina Svitolina in the quarter on Tuesday at 1:30 pm on Centre Court. Their actual record is 1-0 for Swiatek.
Iga clinched 3 titles in 2023 in Doha, Stuttgart and French Open. Iga got to the final in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Championships) and in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open).
The Pole won 14 titles in her career: 7 on hard courts and 7 on clay courts. (See the list of her titles)
She is also scheduled to play at the U.S. Open (U.S. Open) after Prague. The main draw will start on the 31st of July.
Elina Svitolina and Iga Swiatek squared off only 1 time. Their head to head is 1-0 for Swiatek. When they played, Iga Swiatek won 6-2 7-5 in the quarter in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) in May 2021.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
