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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 2: Emma Raducanu (GBR) celebrates during her Ladies' Singles Second Round match against Markets Vondrousova (CZE) during day three of The Championships Wimbledon 2025 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 2, 2025 in Lo

Wimbledon: Raducanu stuns 2023 champion Vondrousova

Emma Raducanu will take on world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the third round of Wimbledon after claiming an impressive victory over former champion Marketa Vondrousova

Tennis • 02 Jul

Updated Swiatek survives Rybakina test, Svitolina stuns Paolini

Iga Swiatek looked on the brink of losing her French Open crown but recovered from a set and a break down to extend her winning run at the French Open to 25 matches.

French Open • 02 Jun

Elina Svitolina lunges to make a backhand in her win over Veronika Kudermetova

Svitolina advances to quarter-finals at Australian Open

Elina Svitolina was happy to bring some light to Ukraine with her victory over Russian Veronika Kudermetova in the fourth round of the Australian Open.

Tennis • 20 Jan

Elena Rybakina is into the last eight at Wimbledon

Former champion Rybakina reaches Wimbledon last eight

Former champion Elena Rybakina halted the run of big-name exits in the women's draw by advancing to the quarter-finals when opponent Anna Kalinskaya withdrew mid-match.

Tennis • 08 Jul 24

Svitolina out of Australian Open with back injury

A tearful Elina Svitolina was forced to retire with a back injury only three games into her fourth-round clash with Linda Noskova at the Australian Open.

Tennis • 22 Jan 24

Ons Jabeur in action during her victory over Aryna Sabalenka

Jabeur and Vondrousova advance to Wimbledon final

Ons Jabeur believes her new-found patience helped propel her past Aryna Sabalenka and into another Wimbledon final, where she will face Elina Svitolina's surprise conqueror Marketa Vondrousova on Saturday.

Tennis • 13 Jul 23

Venus Williams and Elina Svitolina shake hands at the 2019 US Open

Svitolina and Williams granted Wimbledon wildcards

Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams and former world number three Elina Svitolina have been handed wildcard entries into Wimbledon, tournament organisers announced.

Tennis • 21 Jun 23

Svitolina has been enjoying a stellar Roland Garros, having played her first tournament since giving birth back in April

Svitolina continues remarkable run by reaching quarters

Elina Svitolina continued her incredible grand slam return by defeating Daria Kasatkina to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open.

Tennis • 04 Jun 23

Elina Svitolina in action against Martina Trevisan

Svitolina: Tennis handshake rows don't help Ukraine

Elina Svitolina urged tennis to focus on the suffering in Ukraine rather than issues the war is causing within the sport after reaching the second round of the French Open.

Tennis • 29 May 23

Elina Svitolina said she would donate her prize money from the Monterrey Open to the Ukrainian army

Ukraine's sports stars unite behind country

Dressed in Ukraine's blue and gold colours, a fired-up Elina Svitolina thrashed Russian Anastasia Potapova in Mexico on Tuesday and said it was her mission to unite the tennis world behind her country following Russia's invasion, while other sports stars now have joined the fight in a literal sense.

Tennis • 03 Mar 22

Leylah Fernandez's fairytale run continued

Fernandez marches into Flushing Meadow semi-final

Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez continued her stunning giant-killing run at the US Open with victory over Elina Svitolina to reach her first grand slam semi-final.

Tennis • 08 Sep 21

Updated Fernandez adds Kerber scalp to reach US Open quarters

Leylah Fernandez admits she has had to pinch herself after she booked her spot in the US Open quarter-finals by beating Angelique Kerber.

Tennis • 06 Sep 21

Sabalenka celebrates her victory over Katie Boulter

Second seed Sabalenka fights back to beat Boulter

Second seed Aryna Sabalenka staged a fight-back to win her second round match 4-6 6-3 6-3 to prevent Great Britain's Katie Boulter from pulling off a major Wimbledon upset on Centre Court.

Tennis • 30 Jun 21

Defending champion Iga Swiatek made it 10 straight victories and 20 consecutive sets won

Swiatek and Kenin keep favourites' flag flying

Iga Swiatek and Sofia Kenin kept the favourites' flag flying with victories in the third round at Roland Garros.

Tennis • 05 Jun 21

Australia's Ashleigh Barty celebrates after winning against Shelby Rogers

Pegula continues dream run as Barty reaches last eight

Ash Barty made light of the challenge of unseeded American Shelby Rogers to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the third year in a row, while Jessica Pegula continued her dream run.

Tennis • 15 Feb 21

Elina Svitolina meets Jessica Pegula in the next round

Svitolina speaks of 'disturbing' absence of fans

Elina Svitolina says she had to remind herself she was playing at a grand slam after becoming the first player to win at a behind-closed-doors Australian Open.

Tennis • 13 Feb 21

An elated Nadia Podoroska celebrates a victory she will never forget at Roland Garros

Qualifier Podoroska slays Svitolina at French Open

Nadia Podoroska created French Open history with a shock defeat of third seed Elina Svitolina in their quarter-final clash.

Tennis • 06 Oct 20

Elina Svitolina was a semi-finalist at last year's US Open

Svitolina and Bertens to swerve US Open

World number five Elina Svitolina and world number seven Kiki Bertens are the latest players to pull out of the US Open.

Tennis • 07 Aug 20

Elina Svitolina will defend her WTA Finals crown on Sunday

World No 1 Barty to face champ Svitolina in WTA Final

Holder Elina Svitolina will face world number one Ashleigh Barty in the end-of-season WTA Finals showpiece on Sunday after they got past Belinda Bencic and Karolina Pliskova respectively in the semi-finals in Shenzhen.

Tennis • 02 Nov 19

Karolina Pliskova has now reached the semi-finals of the WTA Finals for each of the last three seasons

Semi line-ups decided at WTA Finals

Karolina Pliskova defeated Simona Halep 6-0 2-6 6-4 in a see-saw match to claim the last semi-final spot at the WTA Finals in Shenzhen.

Tennis • 01 Nov 19

Ashleigh Barty won an impressive 80% of points on her first serve

Barty advances at WTA Finals as Andreescu withdraws

World number one Ashleigh Barty booked her place in the semi-finals of the WTA Finals with a comprehensive 6-4 6-2 victory over Petra Kvitova in Shenzhen.

Tennis • 31 Oct 19

The 37-year-old American steamrollered Elina Svitolina 6-3 6-1 to reach her fourth major final since becoming a mother two years ago.

Williams storms to US Open final

Serena Williams is back in the US Open final for another crack at equalling the all-time grand slam record.

Tennis • 06 Sep 19

Svitolina ends Konta run in US Open quarter-final

Johanna Konta's bid for US Open glory was ended in the quarter-finals by Elina Svitolina.

Tennis • 03 Sep 19

Elina Svitolina of Ukraine celebrates her victory over Johanna Konta

US Open: Svitolina beats Konta, Osaka crashes out

Elina Svitolina continued her dominant run against Johanna Konta with a 6-4 6-4 win on Tuesday to reach the US Open semi-finals for the first time.

Tennis • 03 Sep 19

French Open: Muguruza sweeps into fourth round

Spaniard Garbine Muguruza laid down an impressive marker at the French Open as she overpowered ninth seed Elina Svitolina 6-3 6-3 to reach the fourth round on Friday.

Tennis • 01 Jun 19