Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina has reached the fourth round at the United States Open Tennis Championships, defeating China’s Qiang Wang on Aug. 31.
Svitolina, 23, beat Wang with a score of 6-4, 6-4. The match lasted 69 minutes.
Svitolina currently ranks 7th in the Women’s Tennis Association ranking.
The Ukrainian began the first set strong, making a break and leading 4-1. But Wang rebounded and easily won the next three games. When the score was 4-4, Svitolina confidently served and earned two set balls. The set ended with a score of 6-4 in Svitolina’s favor.
In the second set, Wang started with a break on the opponent’s serve. When the score was 1-3, Svitolina continued to play actively on return points and won four games in a row. The Ukrainian won the set with a score of 6-4.
Svitolina will now advance to the fourth round, where she will face Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova.
