Former first racket of Ukraine Elina Svitolina received a wild card for the WTA 500 tournament in Charleston, USA.

It is reported that the Ukrainian is preparing to return to the tour under the guidance of former Dutch tennis player Ramon Slater.. Tournament starts April 3.

Recall that Elina Svitolina is a former third racket of the world and the best tennis player in the history of Ukraine.. She took a break from her career in March last year, after which she gave birth to a child. In December, it became known that the tennis player resumed training.

Last season, she played only 13 matches, losing eight of them.. At the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Svitolina won bronze, winning the first medal for Ukraine in the history of tennis Olympic tournaments. In total, she has 16 individual awards..

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Earlier it was reported that Svitolina criticized the ATP and WTA because of the admission of the Russians.