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Elina Svitolina declared Iga Swiatek “a great champion” and “a great person” ahead of their Wimbledon match. Svitolina, 2019 Wimbledon semifinalist, is set to meet four-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek in the quarterfinal at The Championships.
Since the start of the war, Swiatek has been voicing support for Ukraine and even organized a charity event for Ukraine in Poland last year. After edging out Victoria Azarenka 2-6 6-4 7-6 (9), Svitolina was asked how she was planning to recover for the Swiatek match.“Firstly, she’s a great champion, also a great person.
I’m really thankful for her support of Ukrainians, Ukraine, doing everything what is in her power, being vocal about that. She had also a big battle today, as well. Yes, for me, to be fair, I didn’t speak yet with my coach about what’s going to be the plan.
But I’m going to tomorrow have a practice day. The priority is going to be to recover. Then I’m going to sit down with my coach, go through the game plan, see how I can find a way to beat her,” Svitolina said of facing Swiatek.
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Svitolina, 28, was out for 13 months before returning to action…
