Svitolina crushed the Japanese player and reached the semifinals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid.


The Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina reached the semifinals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid for the first Time after her 11th consecutive victory.
The Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina managed to reach the semifinals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid for the first time after immediately achieving 11 consecutive victories.
Elina achieved a crushing victory over the Japanese tennis player Moyuko Utidzhima in the quarterfinals.
Elina Svitolina secured a significant victory over the Japanese tennis player Moyuko Utidzhima in the quarterfinals.
In the match against the Japanese player, Svitolina initially exchanged breaks with her opponent in the first set, but then took complete control: winning the first set 6-2 and the second set 6-1, winning five games in a row.
During the match against the Japanese player, Svitolina initially exchanged games with her opponent in the first set, but then managed to take full control: winning the first set 6-2 and the second set 6-1, claiming five games in a row.
The match lasted only 54 minutes.
This contest lasted just 54 minutes.
During this time, the Ukrainian tennis player made four aces, converted five of six break points, and did not make any double faults. Utidzhima, on the other hand, made five double faults.
During this time, the Ukrainian tennis player had four aces, converted five of six break opportunities, and made no double faults. Utidzhima, on her part, committed five double faults.
In the Round of 16, Svitolina defeated Greek tennis player Maria Sakkari with a score of 6-3, 6-4, spending 1 hour 38 minutes on the match.
Marta Kostyuk defeated the Russian player Anastasia Potapova with a score of 6-3, 6-2 in the Round of 16.
In other sports news, most Russian bodybuilders who were supposed to participate in the European Championship in Spain failed to obtain the necessary visas.
According to the Russian Bodybuilding Federation, the aggressor country intended to send 200 athletes to the championship, but most visa applications were rejected by the Spanish embassy, despite an official invitation from the International Bodybuilding Federation (IFBB) and letters of support from the city mayor where the competition will take place and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.
The European Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship is scheduled to take place in Spain from April 30 to May 5.
In other sports news, it is also worth mentioning that the Ukrainian fencers became world champions in fencing with sabers among juniors.
Anna Maksymenko, Emily Konrad, Alina Dytryuk, and Valeria Biolous-Hryzhak defeated the Chinese team in the final with a score of 45-34.
The advantage changed throughout the match, but the decisive moment came in the final third, where Valeria Biolous-Hryzhak won 8-7. Then Alina Dytryuk increased the Ukrainian team's lead by 4 hits due to her victory of 3-1. Anna Maksymenko also crushed her opponent with a score of 15-8 at the final stage.
Thanks to this success, Ukraine is in the top 5 of the medal standings, holding fifth place with a total of silver and bronze medals, ahead of the USA, Italy, Egypt, and Canada.
Analysis
The Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina continues her successful run in the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid, where she has reached the semifinals for the first time.
Svitolina continues to show confident play and consistently wins in each match.
Also, the success of Marta Kostyuk, who managed to reach the Round of 16 in this tournament, is quite encouraging.
Kostyuk continues to demonstrate her potential and delight Ukrainian fans with her successes.
In another sports news, Ukrainian fencers became world champions in fencing with sabers among juniors.
This is yet another significant achievement of Ukrainian sports, confirming the high level of our athletes.
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