The first racket of Ukraine Elina Svitolina could not get into the 1/8 finals of the US Open-2023. In the third round of the Grand Slam tournament, the 28-year-old native of Odessa lost to the third racket of the world - American Jessica Pegula. The three-set duel lasted one hour and 52 minutes and ended with the defeat of the Ukrainian with a score of 4:6, 6:4, 2:6. During the time spent on the court, Elina completed 4 shots and made 4 double faults. Match review.

We add that at the start of the US Open-2023 Svitolina confidently beat the German Anna-Lena Friedsam. In the second round, the Ukrainian in a strong-willed style defeated the Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who competed in a neutral status. Svitolina is the last Ukrainian tennis player to be eliminated from the US Open-2023 singles. For Elina, this was the tenth performance in the main draw of the US Open.. Her personal best at the tournament remains the 2019 semi-final.. The main draw of the US Open will last until September 10. This year's tournament prize pool is a record $65 million..