Svitolina rallies to beat Bencic, reaches French Open quarterfinals for 6th time
Ukrainian star Elina Svitolina staged a comeback to defeat Belinda Bencic in the French Open round of 16, securing her 6th career quarterfinal appearance at Roland Garros.
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Central News Agency, Paris, May 31. Ukrainian standout and 7th seed Elina Svitolina staged a comeback in the French Open round of 16 today, defeating 11th seed Belinda Bencic of Switzerland to advance to the women's singles quarterfinals. Svitolina took 2 hours and 3 minutes to overcome Bencic with a score of 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, marking her 6th career appearance in the French Open quarterfinals. The 31-year-old Svitolina recently won the Italian Open in mid-May and has been in good form, though she has yet to win a Grand Slam title. In the quarterfinals, Svitolina will face her fellow Ukrainian, 15th seed Marta Kostyuk.
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Who is Svitolina's next opponent?
She will face her fellow Ukrainian, Marta Kostyuk.