Wimbledon 2023: Svitolina comes out on top in blockbuster battle with Azarenka
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Wimbledon 2023: Svitolina comes out on top in blockbuster battle with Azarenka

The Hindu  

It turned out to be the mother of all battles and Victoria Azarenka produced some telling blows in an electrifying contest but in the end she lacked the chutzpah to prevent Elina Svitolina from securing a place in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. READ:Swiatek comes back to beat Belinda Bencic and reach the quarterfinals Bizarrely, the crowd booed Azarenka as she left the court, obviously not realising the reason why the Belarusian did not offer Svitolina the obligatory post match handshake. There were nothing but roaring cheers for Svitolina, who summed up her achievement by saying: “After giving birth to our daughter, this is the second happiest moment in my life.” Svitolina frustrated Azarenka for over 11 minutes in the fourth game of the match which dragged on for five deuces, with the Ukrainian missing a break point chance in the process. Two games later the pair went toe-to-toe in a ferocious 25-shot baseline exchange that drew a chorus of ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ from the enthralled Court One crowd which only ended when Svitolina overcooked a forehand. ANGUISHED CRY Azarenka may have thought she was on the home stretch when she opened up a 2-0 lead in the second set but two games later Svitolina finally punched a hole through her opponent’s rock solid serve to break for the first time.

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