The best tennis player of Ukraine Elina Svitolina entered the quarterfinal of the grass tournament in Birmingham (England) with a prize fund of $ 885,000. For 72 minutes the fifth racket of the world simply destroyed the Frenchwoman Alize Corne 6: 4, 6: 2.
The key moment occurred in the first game with a score of 2: 1 in favor of the French athlete. Elina was able to make breaks and take three games in a row, which ensured her victory.
In the second set, the Ukrainian easily brought the score to 5: 1. Korn was able to take her pitch with great difficulty, but this did not save her.
For Svitolina this is the tenth victory on the grass courts in the adult round in singles. Elina for the first time in her career will compete in the quarter finals at the competitions in Birmingham, where she will meet with the winner of the match Petra Martic (Croatia, WTA 45) - Mihaela Buzernescu (Romania, WTA 30).
@ElinaSvitolina books #NatureValleyClassic quarterfinal place!.
Get the win over Cornet 6-4, 6-2! pic. twitter. com / M8o6IZG3oI - WTA (@WTA) June 20, 2018 Source: Browser.