Elina Svitolina is having an inspiring run at Wimbledon, where she reached the semifinal after defeating world no.1 Iga Swiatek. What is really remarkable about Elina’s campaign is that last October, she gave birth to her daughter, Skai making her husband and fellow tennis player a dad.
In her own words, she would have never imagined reaching a semifinal at a slam after a few months. Elena is also coping with the emotions that her country, Ukraine, has been attacked by Russia. Tennis Channel published a lovely video featuring Alina’s resurgence and the help she received from her husband, Gael Monfils.
Here is the video.
Defying the odds 💛💙
Relive @ElinaSvitolina's remarkable return to the top of the tennis mountain 📈 pic.twitter.com/BnDesqV1Ui
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) July 11, 2023
Svitolina in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWLWLWWLW Ranked world no.76, Elina has achieved a compiled 17-8 match record in 2023. Svitolina is currently playing in Wimbledon where she bested 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 come up against the world no.42 Marketa Vondrousova in the semifinal. Their record is 3-2 for Svitolina.
Elina conquered 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.
Gael Monfils in 2023
LWWWLLWLWW Now ranked no.318, Gael played his last match on the 30th of May when he defeated world no.46 Sebastian Baez 3-6 6-3 7-5 1-6 7-5 in the 1st round of the French Open (draw).
At the moment, during this season the French player has an overall 2-7 match record.
He is also scheduled to play in Washington (Citi Open) after Atlanta. The main draw will start on the 24th of July.
