No Sweat, No Shake As Elina Svitolina Cruises Into Australian Open Quarter-Finals
Elina Svitolina delivered a stunning first-set comeback before overwhelming Veronika Kudermetova Monday to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals, but the Ukrainian did not shake hands with her Russian opponent. Svitolina, the 28th seed, followed up her shock win over world number four Jasmine Paolini in the third round with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over the world number 75 on Rod Laver Arena. It put her into the last eight at Melbourne Park for a third time, but her first since 2019. "That was a lifetime ago," said Svitolina after wrapping up the match in 1hr 23min. "You know, so many things happen -- having a daughter, Sky, then surgery as well. I'm really pleased with the performance throughout this tournament."
