Bad news from Elina Svitolina. The Ukrainian has been struggling for some weeks with her right knee and finally she decided to take a long break to recover.
Elina was having a good run in 2019 after she reached the quarters at the Australian Open and the semifinals in Doha, Dubai and Indian Wells. However, Elina looked in rather bad conditions in Miami where she crashed out in the opening match to Yafan Wang 6-2 6-4.
Svitolina’s knee injury
It was Svitolina to announce her break on Instagram to post
“Hey, guys! Wanted to give you a little update on my health issues. I have been struggling with knee pain for the past 5 weeks. Unfortunately, it got worst after long matches and MRI scans confirm it.
My team has been working really hard to make me feel less pain, so I could compete during US swing. But now I have strongly been recommended by doctors to take my time to let it heal.
I will do everything that’s in my power to speed up my recovery and come back healthier. I want to thank everyone for the support and love, Eli.”
We may probably see Elina following the matches of her boyfriend Gael Monfils in the months to come.
