Elina Svitolina defeated Nikola Bartunkova in straight sets and reached the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 in Rome

Elina Svitolina confidently reached the quarterfinals of the prestigious WTA 1000 tournament in Rome.

In the fourth round, the Ukrainian tennis player defeated Czech representative Nikola Bartunkova in straight sets – 6:2, 6:3.

The match was under the control of Svitolina, who seized the initiative from the first games and calmly led the game to victory.

For the tennis players, this was the first face-to-face meeting at the professional level.

In the quarterfinals of the tournament in Rome, the Ukrainian will play the winner of the match between Karolina Pliskova and Elena Rybakina.

Svitolina continues to fight for the title of one of the main tournaments of the season on the eve of Roland Garros.