Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, a former world No. 3 player who fell to No. 192 after a one-year break, knocked out Italy's Martina Trevisan (No. 6), last year's semifinalist, 2-6, 2-26 on Monday in the first round of Roland-Garros.
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After plunging to 1344th in the world, Svitolina enjoys a protected ranking that allows her to play her first Grand Slam since the Australian Open last year.
Unlike her compatriot Marta Kostyuk, booed the day before after refusing to greet her Belarusian opponent Aryna Sabalenka, Svitolina was very applauded by the audience of the Simonne-Mathieu court.
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Kostyuk had ignored her opponent in protest at the tennis authorities' response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and at Sabalenka's position for being silent.
It was all about tennis on Court Simonne-Mathieu on Monday, where Svitolina and Trevisan greeted each other normally. "Thank you so much for coming to support me," Svitolina told the audience after the game. I'm very happy with the way I played today, and I'm looking forward to the next game.
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More offensive (twenty winning shots) and specifies that her opponent, the 28-year-old player completed the match in 1h10, only two days after her victory at the Strasbourg tournament, the first act of her renewal. "I have a lot of confidence in myself after my victory in Strasbourg last week. Thanks to the public, I did not feel my fatigue, "said the Ukrainian.
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The Odessa native, quarter-finalist three times Porte d'Auteuil (2020, 2017 and 2015), did not play on the circuit for a year, resuming competition in April 2023, after giving birth to Skaï, from her union with French player Gaël Monfils.
It was to her husband's applause that Svitolina concluded the meeting on the fly. "It's great for me to play at this level," she said.
She will face Australia's Storm Hunter, ranked 204th in the world, in the next round.
