In the 1/16 finals of the Australian Open women's singles, Ukrainian Elina Svitolina defeated the 4th racket of the world Jasmine Paolini.

After the match, the Italian commented on the defeat in the match against our tennis player. According to Paolini, the probable reason for her defeat is that Elina only improved during the meeting, while Jasmine herself decreased.

" But I tried to remind myself that a match is something else, isn't it The first set went well, I tried to maintain a high level of intensity, both in my footwork and in my striking..

She probably played a little less aggressively in the first set than in the next two and I could have been more decisive, especially at the start of the second set. If I had avoided the break and been able to stay in the game and hold the initiative, things might have gone differently. Of course, this is not a guarantee, but there were chances.

She maintained a higher level of play than me, especially as the match went on. Her game was getting better, and mine, in my opinion, was gradually declining."

The athlete also highlighted the key episode of the fight against Svitolina.

" But in the end I made 2-3 mistakes, and the score became 1:3. At this level, such details are of great importance.

I think today the match was of a high level.

In my opinion, she is playing very well now.. If she continues like this, she can go far. She's already had a great week and I think her performance is really impressive. She has been at a high level for a long time, she knows how to win important matches. Today she was definitely better than me,” the VTU portal quotes Paolini as saying..

Let us remind you that ISPORT has the results of all matches of Ukrainian women at the Australian Open.