Elina Svitolina lost her winning streak against Russian players after falling to Anna Blinkova 4-6, 4-6 in her debut at the ...

Qualifier Heather Watson knocked out No.9 seed and 2021 runner-up Veronika Kudermetova in the first round of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open. Watson tallied her 11th Top 20 win (and first since defeating ...

Veronika Kudermetova saved a match point before completing a rally to take down Russian countrywoman and fifth seed Liudmila ...

In the Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open Round of 16 on Wednesday, No. 157-ranked Belinda Bencic takes on No. 52 Veronika ...

No. 157-ranked Belinda Bencic will face No. 52 Veronika Kudermetova in the Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open Round of 16 on Wednesday, 5.Bencic is the favorite (-165) to get to the ...

In contrast to the clouds hanging over Elena Rybakina, Elina Svitolina in recent years has emerged as a ray of sunshine. On the one hand, some of Svitolina’s recent resurgence has been the ...

Elsewhere, Anna Blinkova dealt out the biggest upset of the tournament to date, defeating No.2 seed Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-4 in 1 hour and 37 minutes. In a match filled with intense, high-octane ...

She then spent some lovely days with her daughter Skai before defending a series in Linz. The Ukrainian Elina Svitolina has won all nine matches against Russians since the start of the war.

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Svitolina had maintained a unique 8-0 record against Russian players since the war began, but that streak ended at the Linz Open after losing to world No. 83 Anna Blinkova. The two had met twice ...

No. 2 seed Elina Svitolina suffered a shock loss in her Linz opener, while top-seeded Karolina Muchova clinched a routine win to progress into the quarterfinal. After a first-round bye at the ...