Elina Svitolina has long established herself as one of the best players in the world. At the peak of her powers, scaling as high as No 3, Svitolina won numerous titles, beating nearly every prominent player and carving out a brilliant career for herself.
But she has never seemed as dangerous in the grand slam tournaments as in the past eight months since her return from maternity leave. Svitolina’s tennis was always too defensive against the best players in the biggest tournaments, but she returned determined to seize the moment and play with more bravery.
