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Sports AFP Jan 06, 2018 17:40:20 IST
Brisbane: Ukraine's Elina Svitolina laid down her marker as a serious contender for the Australian Open when she demolished Belarusian qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2, 6-1 in the Brisbane International final on Saturday.
Svitolina won five titles on the WTA tour last year, more than any other woman.
She ended the year ranked sixth in the world, but will climb two places when the new rankings are released on Monday and will go into the year's first Grand Slam as the fourth seed.
The 23-year-old had a tough path to the decider, having to overcome two top-10 players, Johanna Konta and Karolina Pliskova, along the way.
She was far too strong for Sasnovich, who struggled to cope both with the Ukrainian's serve and her relentless barrage of groundstrokes from the back of the court.
WTA Insider @WTA_insider Teamwork makes the dreamwork @ElinaSvitolina @BrisbaneTennis.
Sasnovich was playing in her first final on the WTA tour and her nerves showed in the early stages as Svitolina broke her early and raced away to a 3-1 lead.
The Belarusian steadied the ship but she was always under pressure and serving at 2-5, she cracked.
Svitolina pounced, breaking her again and wrapping up the set in 31 minutes.
Sasnovich was also playing her eighth match in nine days and her movement around the court appeared slightly slower than in her previous outings.
Svitolina was even more dominant in the second set, racing to a 5-0 lead before Sasnovich even got on the board.
However, it was a minor reprieve as Svitolina held serve to love to claim her 10th title in just 65 minutes.
Published Date: Jan 06, 2018 17:40 PM | Updated Date: Jan 06, 2018 17:40 PM
http://www.firstpost.com/sports/brisbane-international-elina-svitolina-breezes-past-aliaksandra-sasnovich-to-lift-title-4290553.html
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With Story Bridge providing the backdrop, @ElinaSvitolina shows off her shiny new toy on board @kookaburraqueen
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I couldn't even imagine that our Ukrainian player's game would have been described in such a style, especially, in the sports site!:))
I liked at least 4 expression that described the Ukraine's tennis star which are worth beeing translated into my native tongue:
Teamwork makes the dreamwork --- Робота команди здійснює мрію
she demolished Belarusian qualifier... - вона знищила білоруську претендентку
She was far too strong for Sasnovich -- Вона була занадто сильною для Сасновіч
Svitolina pounced, breaking her again and wrapping up the set in 31 minutes -- Світлоліна накинулася, знову розбивши її і завершила сет за 31 хвилину
even got on the board -- виграла один гейм
However, it was a minor reprieve as Svitolina held serve to love to claim her 10th title in just 65 minutes.-- Тим не менш, це була неповна відстрочка, яку надала Світлона перед своєю подачею, щоб завершити завоювання свого 10-й титулу всього за 65 хвилин.
Thank you once again, York! It was a nice piece of reading and I am proud for the girl who is constantly bringing glory to Ukraine!!!
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Це джерело краще описує перемогу українки, ніж ваше джерело, хоча воно й не українське!:)
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