Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina had a brilliant start at the Olympic Games in Paris. On Sunday, July 28, the 31st racket of the world won an easy victory in the first round of the competition. Svitolina confidently defeated her opponent from Japan, Moyuka Uchijima (WTA No. 66), with a score of 6:2, 6:1.
The Ukrainian tennis player's next opponent will be either American Jessica Pegula (WTA No. 6) or Swiss Viktoria Golubic (WTA No. 79). This match will determine who Svitolina will face in the second round.
Elina Svitolina, the former world number three, is the best tennis player in Ukrainian history. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she won a bronze medal, which was the first Olympic medal for independent Ukraine in tennis.
At the opening ceremony of the 2024 Games in Paris, Svitolina, along with swimmer Mykhailo Romanchuk, carried the flag of Ukraine, symbolizing the strength and unity of Ukrainian athletes on the international stage.
