Elina Svitolina refused to shake hands with Russian player Veronika Kudermetova following her win in the fourth round of the 2025 Australian Open. Svitolina also penned a message for her country ...

Elina Svitolina has now set up a fourth-round showdown against Veronika Kudermetova. Matches against Russian players have held extra significance when it comes to Svitolina. She has been at the ...

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In the quarterfinals at the Australian Open on Tuesday, Madison Keys (ranked No. 14) meets Elina Svitolina (No. 27). Keys enters the quarterfinals after her three-set victory on Sunday over Elena ...

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Elina Svitolina delivered a stunning first-set ... but the Ukrainian did not shake hands with her Russian opponent. Svitolina then used the opportunity to deliver a pro-Ukraine message, writing ...

Throughout her career, Elina Svitolina has proven to be one of the more reliable performers on the WTA tour. The 30 year-old finds herself in her 12th career Grand Slam quarterfinal at this year's ...

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Keys was first up and faced off against No. 28 seed Elina Svitolina, who reached the Australian Open quarterfinals for the third time in her career (after consecutive appearances in 2018 and 2019).