Former world No 3 Elina Svitolina has accepted a main draw wildcard into the Madrid Open, the tournament announced. Svitolina, 28, recently returned from a 13-month absence and she is now ranked at No 1113 in the world. Thanks to a main draw wildcard given by the Madrid organizers, Svitolina will make her eighth appearance at Caja Magica this year.
And these are the remaining wild cards for the @WTA main draw at the #MMOPEN
âªï¸ Elina Svitolina
âªï¸ Alexandra Eala
âªï¸ Camila Osorio
âªï¸ Mirra Andreeva pic.twitter.com/VJH9ZvSrga — #MMOPEN (@MutuaMadridOpen) April 20, 2023
Svitolina made her Madrid debut in 2014, when she was beaten by Jelena Jankovic in the first round.
A bit surprisingly, Svitolina didn’t enjoy much success in her next seven Madrid appearances as well. Overall, Svitolina has had four first-round exits in Madrid, while on three occasions she went out in the second round.
Svitolina set to play her fourth tournament of the year in Madrid
Svitolina, who gave birth in October, returned to action in early April in Charleston. After suffering a tight first-round loss in Charleston, Svitolina clinched her first win as a mother after beating Elena-Gabriela Ruse in the ITF Chiasso first round.
Svitolina then exited Chiasso in the…
