Elina Svitolina admits winning a Grand Slam and reaching the world No. 1 is something she would still like to achieve but adds that she would feel happy with her accomplishments even if her career finished today as the Ukrainian tennis star has been playing with a new perspective since returning to tennis as a mom.
After winning five titles during a breakthrough 2017 season and reaching a career-high ranking of No. 3 in the world, Svitolina – now 29 years old – established herself as one of the top players in the game and she didn’t hide that her goals were winning Grand Slams and becoming the world No. 1.
Although three-time Grand Slam semifinalist Svitolina remained a top player for the next several years as she enjoyed some deep Grand Slam runs and spent the majority of her time in the top-10, a maiden Slam and the world No. 1 didn’t come.
Then in the spring of 2022, Svitolina – who was 27 at the time – announced she was pregnant and was stepping away from pro tennis to focus on her pregnancy.
Since launching her post-pregnancy comeback, Svitolina has made two WTA finals and won one title – made the Wimbledon semifinal and was a semifinalist at the French Open – and she has also managed to return to No. 17 in the world.
This week, Svitolina is…
