Elina Svitolina, a wildcard from Ukraine, overcame world No. 1 Iga Swiatek in a nail-biting match on Centre Court on Tuesday to continue her remarkable run at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships. She has now advanced to the grass-court Major semifinals.
Elina Svitolina was questioned about her husband Gael Monfils’ potential attendance at her semifinal or final during the press conference after she won.
Monfils is content to be at home with their daughter Skai while getting ready for the forthcoming US swing, the Ukrainian humorously retorted.
Elina commented: “I wouldn’t want to change so much the things. I’m not really superstitious, but I don’t want to jinx few things. He’s happy at home. He’s watching from home with Skai and with my parents as well. He has his routines as well before my match. He’s also right now recovering and getting ready for the US swing. It’s okay. I let him stay at home for now.”
Svitolina in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
Currently the world no.76, the Ukrainian achieved a compiled 17-8 record in 2023. Svitolina is currently playing in Wimbledon where she managed to beat 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, the world no.20 Victoria Azarenka 2-6 6-4 7-69 and the world no.1 Iga Swiatek 7-5 6-75 6-2.
Elina Svitolina will face the world no.42 Marketa Vondrousova in the semifinal. Their head to head is 3-2 for Svitolina.
Elina conquered 1 title in 2023 in Strasbourg.
Svitolina 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.
Gael Monfils in 2023
Ranked no.318, Monfils played his last match on the 30th of May when he overcame world no.46 Sebastian Baez 3-6 6-3 7-5 1-6 7-5 in the 1st round of the French Open (draw).
Currently, during this season Gael has achieved a composed 2-7 record.
He is also scheduled to play in Washington (Citi Open) after Atlanta. The main draw will start on the 24th of July.