Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina made it to the semifinals of the WTA 125 tournament in French Saint-Malo. In the quarter-finals, the 28-year-old native of Odessa beat the Frenchwoman Leolya Zhanzhan in two sets - 6:3, 6:1. The match lasted 59 minutes. Ukrainian woman served 5 times through, made 3 double faults and used 5/8 breakpoints. For Svitolina, this is the third victory in a row. Earlier, at the competitions in Saint-Malo, she defeated the representative of Greece Despina Papamihail and defeated the Belgian Isaline Bonaventure. Note that Elina reached the semi-finals of the WTA tournament for the first time since August 2021. Before that, the last time a Ukrainian woman succeeded was at a tournament in Chicago (USA). Svitolina will play with American Sloane Stevens in the semi-final. This fight will take place on Saturday, May 6. Earlier it was reported that Elina refused to shake hands with an opponent from Belarus after the first round match of the WTA1000 tournament in Madrid. Recall that in early April, Svitolina returned to the court after the decree. In mid-October last year, Elina became a mother for the first time. Ukrainian woman gave birth to a daughter from her husband, French tennis player Gael Monfils.