Svitolina optimistic for the year 2025: "I need to find some rhythm again and the results will come"

Adrien Guyot

le 04/03/2025 à 12h28

2 min to read

Svitolina

Since her return from pregnancy in mid-2023, Elina Svitolina has regained a very high level of play, allowing her once again to be seeded in major tournaments.

A semifinalist at Wimbledon in 2023 after notably eliminating three former Grand Slam champions (Kenin, Azarenka, and Swiatek), the 30-year-old Ukrainian has shown consistency by reaching the quarterfinals in Majors three times in the past two years.

However, her last title dates back to the Strasbourg tournament in 2023, where she defeated Anna Blinkova to claim her 17th career WTA trophy.

In an interview with The National, Svitolina discussed her ambitions, just days after posting a lengthy message on her social media to mark the third anniversary of the war in her country.

"I try to play with a fighting spirit because these past few years have been very tough for Ukraine.

Fighting on the court is the least I can do. If I can bring a little hope and light to the Ukrainian people with a victory, I do it because it’s something that truly matters to me.

I still have high goals, but it’s important to take it step by step. And now, I’m just trying to play well because I missed four months of competition at the end of last year due to my foot surgery.

It hasn’t been easy, but I feel like I had a good start to the season at the Australian Open (she lost to Madison Keys, the eventual tournament winner, in the quarterfinals).

So I’d say I’m on the right track. I just need to find some rhythm during tournaments, and the results will come.

Personally, tennis has brought so much to my life, and I’m grateful to my parents for choosing tennis as the sport I should play when I was young," said the 2018 WTA Finals champion, currently ranked 23rd in the world, who will enter the fray at Indian Wells in the second round against Ashlyn Krueger or Katie Volynets.