Svitolina defeated the fourth-ranked player in the world and reached the quarter-finals of the tournament in the USA.

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina advanced to the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells. This was reported by 'Glavkom' citing BTU.

In the round of 16, Svitolina defeated the fourth-ranked player in the world, Jessica Pegula from the USA.

Elina Svitolina avenged her recent loss to the American at the tournament in Doha and narrowed the gap in their personal encounters (3-5).

The match lasted two hours, during which the Ukrainian served five aces, committed seven double faults (Pegula had one ace and three doubles), lost two games on her serve, and made five breaks. It is noted that at the beginning of the decisive set (with the score 1:0 in favor of Svitolina) the game was stopped for several hours due to rain.

This season, Svitolina has defeated a top-5 opponent for the second Time (at the Australian Open, she was stronger than the fourth-ranked player Jasmine Paolini). Overall, in her career, she has achieved her 21st such victory (31 losses).

Elina Svitolina will play in the quarter-finals in Indian Wells for the second time in her career (she reached the semi-finals in 2019). Her next opponent will be Russian Mirra Andreeva.

This will also be Elina Svitolina's first quarter-final at WTA 1000 tournaments after the birth of her daughter. The last time she played at this stage in this category was in Rome 2021 and on hard court in Miami 2021.

Fourth Round

Elina Svitolina (Ukraine, 23) – Jessica Pegula (USA, 4) 5:7, 6:1, 6:2

As reported, Elina Svitolina confirmed that she will play for the national team in the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers.

'Yes, I plan to play for the national team, and it's great that the matches will be on clay, as it fits well into our tournament schedule. It's also good that we are playing in Poland, as there are many Ukrainians there, and in general, it is close to our country, so I hope for loud support from our fans. We will need it very much. So yes, I am really looking forward to the matches for the national team. It will be a new and quite interesting format for us, and I really hope for a good result for our team,' Svitolina stated.

Let us remind you that the matches of the group in which the Ukrainian team will compete will take place in the Polish city of Radom on a closed clay court.

On April 11, our team will play against Poland, and the next day they will meet the Swiss team.

The winning team from the group will qualify for the final tournament of the Billie Jean King Cup.