Australian Open > Elina Svitolina, after beating like her husband, Monfils, the 4th in the world: “I could say that I was inspired by Gaël's victory. But to be honest, I was so bad in the first set, so I don't think so”

What a day for the Monfils family!

A few hours after the magnificent victory of her husband, Gaël Monfils, against the 4^e world champion Taylor Fritz in the third round of the Australian Open, Elina Svitolina also qualified for the round of 16 by beating on the same court (the Margaret Court Arena) the 4^e world player, Jasmine Paolini: 2–6, 6–4, 6–0, in 1h49 of play.

“I could say that I was inspired by Gaël’s victory. But to be honest, I was so bad in the first set, so I don't think so.”declared the 27^e world during the interview on the court, under the eyes of her husband, present in his box.

Published on Saturday January 18, 2025 at 11:12