Svitolina loses to Belarusian tennis player in Australian Open semifinals – video

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina in the semifinals of the Australian Open played the world number one, Belarusian athlete Arina Sabalenka, who is playing in neutral status. About reports Australian Open.

Svitolina took to the center court of the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne to compete for the Grand Slam final for the first time in her career.

In the semifinals of the Australian Open-2026, the match ended with a score of 2:6, 3:6. In the first game, Svitolina lost control of the rhythm of the game, but remedied the situation in the second set. However, the opponent seized the initiative and won.

This is Svitolina's first loss in 2026, after 10 consecutive victories.

Before that, the tennis players had already played six matches with each other. Svitolina has won only once – in 2018. The previous face-to-face duel took place on May 1, 2025, at the Madrid "thousandth". Sabalenka won that semifinal match, closing the match in two games.

• january 27, Svitolina for the first time in her career reached the semifinals of the Australian Open, defeating the world's third-ranked American Coco Goff.