Elina Svitolina has overcome injury to beat world number 71 Xiyu Wang and reach the final of the ASB tennis Classic
Elina Svitolina has overcome injury to beat world number 71 Xiyu Wang and reach the final of the ASB tennis Classic
7 January 2024
The Ukrainian second seed's achieved a 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 comeback win across 140 minutes...despite receiving on-court treatment for what is believed to be a hip injury.
Svitolina admits she considered retiring after the first set, and says it was a physically gruelling encounter.
Svitolina will face defending champion Coco Gauff in today's final.
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