This is reported by the portal "The Great Tennis of Ukraine".

It is reported that Ukrainians need to reach 1 in the Australian Open, where Svitolina has never won a victory. The athlete will be able to take the first line in the ranking of tennis players in January only if she reaches the third round of competitions in Australian Melbourne.

Among the competitors of Ukrainka are such names:.

- Caroline Wozniacki (2 world rankings);.

- Mugurus' Garbinje (3);.

- Carolina Plishkova (6) - Elena Ostapenko (7) The last title is required provided that the competitors are defeated early. The first meeting on the court in the framework of the tournament "Grand Slam" will be held on January 15. Svitolina received a direct ticket to participate in competitions.

As reported in "URA-Inform", recently in Austrian Brisbane, the draw of the women's and men's tournaments was held. As a result of the draw, the first racket of Ukraine Elina Svitolina was seeded under the third number on "Brisbane International".