Svitolina reached the 1/8 finals of the WTA 1000 in Beijing: who will be her next opponent?
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Ukraine’s top seed Elina Svitolina defeated Greece’s Maria Sakkari in the third round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing. In the next round, the Ukrainian tennis player will play against American Ann Lee.
This is reported by the WTA .
Svitolina, ranked 7th in the WTA rankings, defeated Sakkari in straight sets, 6-4, 7-5. The match lasted 1 hour and 36 minutes.
During the match, the Ukrainian served 7 times and made 2 double faults.
Sensational from Svitolina 🌟
@ElinaSvitolina defeats Sakkari in Beijing and strengthens her position in the race to the WTA Finals Indian Wells!
#ChinaOpen https://t.co/9YEABZQ6Aq
— wta (@WTA) October 5, 2026
In the quarterfinal match, Svitolina will face American Ann Lee, ranked 30th in the WTA rankings. The match is scheduled for October 7 at 06:00 Kyiv time.
Svitolina is playing at the China Open for the first time since 2019. Overall, this is her 8th participation in these competitions, and 10 years ago, the Ukrainian reached the quarterfinals of the tournament.
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