Elina Svitolina has simply introduced that she is placing an finish to her 2025 season, and it seems that she is doing it as a result of she needs to prioritize her psychological well being.
This 12 months, Svitolina appeared in a complete of 15 tournaments and he or she posted a 35-14 report. Throughout the clay season, the Ukrainian performed her finest tennis of the 12 months as she received Rouen – reached the Madrid Open semifinal – in addition to reached the quarterfinal on the Rome Open and the French Open.
However since then, Svitolina's type and outcomes haven't been the identical. After stunningly shedding within the US Open first spherical to Anna Bondar, the Ukrainian snapped her three-match shedding streak by beating Paula Badosa in the course of the Billie Jean King Cup motion.
Over the following three weeks, Svitolina was slated to play in back-to-back WTA 1000 tournaments in Beijing and Wuhan. And after abruptly withdrawing from Beijing, the world No. 13 additionally determined to name it a season.
Svitolina: I'm not in the suitable emotional area and I don't really feel able to play
"I haven’t been feeling like myself these days. I’m not in the suitable emotional area, and I don’t really feel able to play, so I’m subsequently ending the season right here. Through the years, I’ve discovered that this sport isn’t about cash, fame, or rankings—it’s about being able to battle and to offer your all. Proper now, I’m merely not on the stage mentally or emotionally to do this," Svitolina wrote in a message posted on her Instagram Story.
"Not day-after-day must be productive, robust, or filled with vitality. Some days are heavy—and that doesn’t make me weak. It simply means I’m human and wish time to relaxation, to really feel, to breathe and to simply be. So I’m giving myself the area I must heal and recharge, as a substitute of forcing it, and once I step again on the court docket, I wish to battle with all the things I’ve bought and put my finest self on the court docket for the followers, for the sport, and for myself."
Former world No.3 🇺🇦 Elina #Svitolina has posted a strong message on social media, sharing that she is prioritising herself by ending her 2025 season. pic.twitter.com/gCdq0U98Vj
— The First Serve (@TheFirstServeAU) September 23, 2025
Svitolina, who turned 31 on September twelfth, has had a fairly comeback to tennis since returning as a mom in mid-2023. Hopefully, she will get the remainder she wants and comes again totally recharged initially of 2026.
