Elina Svitolina inspired by husband Gael Monfils as both claim Melbourne upsets

Elina Svitolina revealed she had been inspired by her husband Gael Monfils after the couple both completed thrilling upsets in their respective matches at the Australian Open.

Svitolina staged a brilliant comeback to beat fourth seed Jasmine Paolini 2-6 6-4 6-0 in their third-round meeting.

Her victory on Margaret Court Arena was made all the more sweeter as it came just hours after her spouse Monfils shocked US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, the men’s number four seed.

Speaking in her on-court interview after her win, Svitolina said: “It was a crazy battle today, I would want to say I got inspired after my husband’s win.

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