Exclusive: 'Mentally stronger' Elina Svitolina says she feels 'a different person' after making Wimbledon semi-finals

Elina Svitolina says she feels «a different person» compared to before giving birth and the war in Ukraine started, after she upset Iga Swiatek to make the Wimbledon semi-finals. Svitolina gave birth to her first child last October and only returned to the tour in April. Ad In her first Grand Slam back she made the French Open quarter-finals and she has gone even better at Wimbledon by reaching the last four.

WimbledonSvitolina winning Wimbledon would be 'most unbelievable story in tennis ever' — WilanderAN HOUR AGO It is the second time she has reached the Wimbledon semi-finals after also doing so in 2019. In an exclusive interview with Eurosport, Svitolina was asked how she compares now as a player to a few years ago. “I feel like I’m a different person right now,” she said.

“I want to bring something new to my game. I feel mentally much stronger and I am taking even some tough moments even a bit easier. “I put less pressure on myself, of course I want to do my best, but somehow I have this new energy and I try to build on that.” Svitolina showed remarkable resolve to beat world No.

1 Swiatek. Svitolina shocks Swiatek to make semi-finals Andy Murray can still compete at top level, says brother Jamie She fought back from a break down in the first and second sets, and recovered to win the third set after letting a 4-1 lead in the second-set tie-breaker. “I didn’t do much wrong in that tie-breaker,” she reflected.