Asking the umpire how her husband was doing gave Elina Svitolina the motivation she needed to rally from a set down and win her second-round match at the US Open. After losing the opening set of her match, 7-5, to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the Ukrainian star found herself in difficulty. And Svitolina was seen talking with the umpire during the set’s final break.
Later on, it came to light that Svitolina wanted to know how her partner Gael Monfils was doing in his matchup with Andrey Rublev. She went on to turn around her own match, winning 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 to earn a spot in round three, proving how well the knowledge about her husband had worked.
She stated the following explanation for her action after the match and said: “I was just trying to get a little motivation from him. I know he’s playing out there. I was just thinking about him a little bit. Just to change my head a little bit, I was not playing my best, I had to bring a different energy.”
Elina Svitolina in 2023
LLWWWLWLWW At the moment ranked no.26, Elina played her last match on the 2nd of September when she lost to world no.3 Jessica Pegula 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the 3rd round of the U.S. Open (draw).
Currently, during this year Svitolina has a composed 21-12 record. Svitolina conquered 1 title in Strasbourg.
Gael Monfils in 2023
Ranked world no.162, Gael played his last match on the 31st of August when he lost to world no.8 Andrey Rublev 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-1 in the 2nd round of the U.S. Open (draw).
During this season the French player has an overall 10-12 match record.
Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils |
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