‘This fighting spirit that I have is completely Ukrainian’ – Elina Svitolina delights in win over Russian at Australian Open
Elina Svitolina was happy to bring some light to Ukraine with her victory over Russian Veronika Kudermetova in the fourth round of the Australian Open.
Svitolina, who has refused to shake hands with Russian or Belarusian opponents after matches since the start of the war nearly three years ago, recovered from a poor start to win 6-4 6-1 and reach her 12th grand slam quarter-final.
“This fighting spirit that I have is completely Ukrainian spirit that I try to show, that I try to represent, as well,” she said.
