Svitolina wins 15th title in Strasbourg
WORLD number five Elina Svitolina has claimed her 15th career title, and second for 2020 with a victory in the Internationaux de Strasbourg. The Ukrainian second seed took one hour and 53 minutes to win over a determined fifth seed Kazakh in Elena Rybakina. It was Rybakina’s fifth final in 2020, but finished the match […]
Svitolina and Rybakina to face off in Strasbourg final
ELINA Svitolina and Elena Rybakina will face off in the final of the Internationaux de Strasbourg after triumphing in their respective semi-finals today. Svitolina defeated fourth seed Aryna Sabalenka in three tight sets, while Rybakina got past unseeded Nao Hibino 6-3 6-4 to end the Japanese talent’s run at the semi-final stage. Rybakina took an […]
Hibino edges out Ostapenko as seeds control proceedings
A HUGE day of quarter finals action at the 2020 Internationaux de Strasbourg saw a couple of intriguing names head through to the semis, as second and fifth seeds Elina Svitolina and Elena Rybakina continued their good form with respective straight sets victories, while Nao Hibino got the chocolates over a confident Jelena Ostapenko in […]
Tough day at Strasbourg sees tiebreakers aplenty
DAY three of the Internationaux de Strasbourg saw the beginning of the Round of 16, with the two top seeds of the day in second seed Elina Svitolina and fifth seed Elena Rybakina heading through to the quarter finals. Qualifier Zhang Shuai and Jil Teichmann joined the duo in the next round after respective wins, […]
