Elina Svitolina – “I Want To Win a Grand Slam”

Published 12/07/2019, 6:59 PM EST

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Ukrainian player Elina Svitolina revealed her goals for the upcoming tennis season. The two-time major semifinalist Svitolina intends to clinch her first major title in 2020 and wants to keep herself free from injuries.

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The priority for me is to be healthy, but my goals are high. I want to win a Grand Slam and be the world No.1 for the first time,” said Elina Svitolina.

This year Svitolina recorded her career-best performance at major tournaments. She was twice two wins away from her first Slam crown as she reached the semifinals of Wimbledon and US Open 2019.

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At Wimbledon 2019, World Number six Svitolina became the first Ukrainian to reach semifinals of a Grand Slam.

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She broke into the top-ten rankings in the year 2017 and since then she hasn’t left the first column of WTA’s roster. Svitolina’s career-high ranking is World Number three and she aspires to attain the WTA’s summit in 2020.

“I want to give myself a shot. It’s difficult to make a choice, but I would like to triumph at Wimbledon. It’s there where I have started playing better this year after my knee issues,” she added.

After the round one exit at Miami Open 2019, Svitolina’s right knee was sore. Consequently, she took a break from tennis. Then later during the Asian Swing, she retired from her second-round match at the Guangzhou International Women’s Open 2019 all because of her right knee pain.

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Like every other tennis player, even Svitolina aims for a medal at Tokyo Olympics 2020. However, at the moment her participation in the Olympics is dangling since she hasn’t played Fed Cup matches in the recent past.

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In 2018, Svitolina won the WTA Finals title. Till date, it remains the biggest title of her tennis career and since then the Ukrainian tennis icon hasn’t won any WTA title.

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