Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina made a victorious comeback to Grand Slam action at the French Open on Monday. The former World No.3 toppled No.26 seed Martina Trevisan of Italy 6-2, 6-2 to book a spot in the second round of the clay-court major.
In her first Grand Slam event since the 2022 Australian Open, Svitolina continued her resurgent return from maternity leave by ousting last year’s Roland Garros semifinalist Trevisan after just 70 minutes of play. Trevisan was also a Roland Garros quarterfinalist in 2020.
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It was a dominant display by Svitolina, who is now 10-0 in first-round matches at the French Open. Three-time Roland Garros quarterfinalist Svitolina never faced a break point against Trevisan, who cracked the Top 20 earlier this year.
Back in business 👊@ElinaSvitolina maintains her unbeaten streak in #RolandGarros first round matches defeating Trevisan 6-2, 6-2. pic.twitter.com/wKv1ap7MuI
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 29, 2023
Svitolina, who returned to action at Charleston in April after a year off tour, has now won five straight matches. She collected her 17th career WTA singles title on Saturday in Strasbourg, and has skyrocketed from outside the Top 500 to back inside the Top 200 in this week's updated singles rankings.
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After clinching her first title in nearly two years last week, Svitolina also pledged to donate her Strasbourg tournament winnings to humanitarian aid for Ukrainian children.
Svitolina will next face Australian qualifier Storm Hunter in the second round. Hunter, ranked a career-high World No.5 in doubles, outlasted Spain’s Nuria Parrizas Diaz 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 on Sunday to notch her first Grand Slam main-draw singles win. Hunter had lost her first seven main-draw singles matches at majors before breaking through in Paris.
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