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 | Svitolina revealed her plans for the US Open17-07-2020 |
Elina Svitolina (Ukraine), the fifth in the world tennis rankings, plans not to participate in this year`s edition of the US Open. Svitolina reached the semifinals at Flushing Meadows last season. `I think that both Grand Slam tournaments, which are scheduled for the end of this year, will take place. It depends on the organizers of the US Open and Roland Garros what opportunities they will provide to the players. to make them feel safe. I don`t know if the strongest tennis players will participate, but these tournaments will take place, `Svitolina said. She added that she has not yet decided 100 percent whether to travel to the United States. `To date, I think I will participate in the tournament in Madrid and I will not play in the US Open. I think so now, but for now this is not the final decision. My motivation to go to the US could be the defense of points from the pastIf the WTA had decided to take points, then I would have gone and participated so as not to lose my position in the world rankings. We are in a difficult situation, so I would not want to worsen my place in the rankings.
There`s another factor - it`s health, which of course is also important, so given the WTA rules, I can only add new points to my asset if I perform better than last season. `I reached the semi-finals a year ago and it is quite difficult to repeat or improve such a result, ` Svitolina added.