Yesterday, March 24, Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina finished ahead of schedule at the WTA 1000 tournament in Miami.

In the second round, the Ukrainian lost to Heather Watson from Great Britain (No. 115 WTA) with a score of 6:4, 3:6, 6:7.

Svitolina has played 13 matches this season, losing eight of them..

After the tournament in Miami, Elina will leave the top 20 of the world ranking for the first time since August 2016.

Recall that the best Ukrainian tennis player finished last season in 14th position.. It was the worst result of a Ukrainian woman in the last 6 years.

At the Tokyo Olympics, Svitolina won bronze, winning the first medal for Ukraine in the history of tennis Olympic tournaments..

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Earlier it was reported that Svitolina introduced her new team to prepare for the season.