The Ukrainian did not win a single Grand Slam and at Roland Garros she only repeated the best achievement (she previously reached the quarterfinals in 2015 and 2017). However, it is Svitolina who is now considered the main contender for victory in Paris. The reasons are the departure of Halep and Plishkova, as well as the excellent shape of Svitolina herself. In case of reaching the semifinals, Elina will have to play with a relatively simple opponent the winner of the Schwentek-Trevisan pair (both are not included in the top 50). Before Roland Garros the Ukrainian won the clay tournament in Strasbourg. In the opening rounds of the Parisian major, Svitolina passed Gracheva with some problems (she took the starting set only in a tie-break after 4:0, and in the second she lost 2 starting serves) and Sarasua, to which she gave one of the sets dry. After that, the Ukrainian significantly improved and beat two tennis players from the top 50 – Aleksandrova (6:4, 7:5) and Garcia (6:1, 6:3). In the last match, Svitolina made 6 breaks.
Everything is in order for the lake. The team is rushing to the next championship and is doing it more than confidently. It is probably worth recalling that last season the club was left without even a playoff, but this year the situation has changed dramatically thanks to the strengthening in the person of Anthony Davis. Frank Vogel’s wards passed Portland, Houston, Denver and took on Miami. In the first match, the Los Angeles team completely dominated on the floor, while easily anticipating the opponent’s actions, respectively, easily stepped forward (116: 98). In the last meeting, the Lakers decided not to change anything. Although the Oks lost two key players, which made it easier for the favorite to work. Again, the star bunch of LeBron James and Anthony Davis showed their best side and managed to double the lead (124:114). It is unlikely that Frank Vogel’s guys will allow themselves to relax, especially when there is an opportunity to put the squeeze on the opponent. Although history knows many such cases, so we are waiting for an interesting confrontation.
