Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina continued her impressive performance at the Australian Open 2025 with a convincing victory in the round of 16 over Russia's Veronika Kudermetova. This is her fourth victory at the tournament, and she reached the quarterfinals in Melbourne for the third time in her career. American Madison Keys will be Svitolina's next opponent.
In the previous round, Svitolina showed great willpower, defeating the Italian Jasmine Paolini. However, the most important was her achievement in the match with Kudermetova, whom she had already met twice before, but lost both times. This time, Svitolina defeated her opponent in two sets, with the score 6:4, 6:1. The first set was difficult for Svitolina: she was down 1-4, but managed to rally and win five games in a row, which allowed her to win the set 6-4. An important factor was the reduction in the number of unforced errors, which were much fewer than the opponent's. In the second set, Svitolina showed her strength and without any hesitation won 6:1, finishing the match in 1 hour and 20 minutes.
This victory was not only emotional for Svitolina, but also important in the context of her Grand Slam career. She reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the third time, matching her personal record. Since her return to professional sports after the birth of her child, Svitolina has reached the quarterfinals of Grand Slams, including Roland Garros 2023 and Wimbledon 2023 and 2024. "It's been so long since the last quarterfinal, like a lifetime," Svitolina shared after the game. "Many important events happened: the birth of a child, an operation. I am very happy to continue to perform so well in this tournament. I enjoy every moment."
Already in the quarterfinals, Svitolina will play Madison Keys, who knocked out sixth seed Yelena Rybakina from Kazakhstan in the 1/8 finals.
