Svitolina rallies to top Muchova, boost WTA Finals bid
Ukrainian veteran Elina Svitolina lifted the WTA Finals trophy in 2018 but had not been back to the elite season-ending event since 2019.
Elina Svitolina staged an impressive comeback to defeat Karolina Muchova 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 at Indian Wells, advancing to the WTA Finals semi-finals. The Ukrainian veteran, who won the WTA Finals title in 2018, had not returned to the elite event since 2019. Muchova broke Svitolina three times in the opening set, but Svitolina made tactical adjustments and forced a third set.
She attributed her improvement to her ability to channel her anger after losing her first-round match to Mirra Andreeva. Svitolina will face world No 2 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in her final group match on Friday, after Sabalenka defeated third-seeded Russian Mirra Andreeva in another group match.
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