Bronze medalist of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo (Japan), former third racket of the world, Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina made a successful start at the 2024 French Open, the current winner of which is Poland’s Iga Swiatek.
In the first round match, Svitolina (15) beat the former world number one, Czech Karolina Pliskova, with a score of 3:6, 6:4, 6:2.
The meeting between Svitolina and Pliskova lasted 1 hour and 58 minutes. Within its framework, Svitolina served three times, made two double faults and converted 7 break points out of 13 earned. Pliskova has three aces, five double faults and 5 converted break points out of 10.
Svitolina’s next opponent in Paris will be the winner of the match between Fiona Ferro (France, WC) and Diane Parry (France).