Svitolina vs Vondrousova dwell as Ukrainian bids for Wimbledon ultimate berth

Elina Svitolina is bidding to achieve a Grand Slam ultimate for the primary time as she faces Marketa Vondrousova within the Wimbledon semi-final. The Ukrainian solely returned to tennis in April after giving beginning to her first daughter in October and has already matched her finest end result at a Major.

Standing in her means is Vondrousova – an Olympic silver medallist who has already reached a Grand Slam ultimate on the 2019 French Open. The world No 42 received her newest assembly with Svitolina within the semi-final of the Tokyo Olympics, occurring to the ultimate whereas the 28-year-old received the bronze medal match playoff. But the world No 76 has a successful 3-2 document of their total head-to-head.

Addressing her opponent, Vondrousova mentioned: “It’s incredible what she did. She received a wild card and she’s in semis. It’s incredible. I feel like it’s such a short time after a baby. She’s doing amazing things. Yeah, she’s a fighter and she’s playing so good. Yeah, I think for us, we can see that we also can manage with baby. It’s amazing.”

Svitolina added: “Marketa, she’s a tough opponent. Is going to be a tough challenge for me.”