The first racket of Ukraine Elina Svitolina left in 1/4 endings of tournament WTA Premier 5 Rogers Cup which passes in Toronto, Canada.

In the match of the third round Elina defeated in two sets eminent American Venus Williams - 6: 2, 6: 1.

The match lasted 1 hour.

For girls, this was the second full-time meeting on the court. Previous took place in 2015 in Rome, then Williams won the senior (6: 4, 6: 3).

The next opponent of Svitolina will be the Wimbledon champion Spaniard Garbinje Mugurus.

Elina will play for the first time in the Rogers Cup quarterfinal.

Recall that on the account of Ukrainians in this season 2 titles in tournaments category WTA Premier 5 (Dubai and Rome).