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Elina Svitolina is ready to staff up along with her husband Gael Monfils for his or her first blended doubles match as they are going to be taking up Caroline Wozniacki and Holger Rune in a star-studded exhibition matchup.
Svitolina, 29, and 37-year-old Monfils have been married since 2021 and so they performed blended doubles collectively for the primary throughout a charity occasion eventually 12 months’s US Open. On June eleventh, one of the well-liked tennis {couples} will once more be in motion once they tackle Denmark’s Wozniacki and Rune in Herning.
Wozniacki, who returned to tennis in August after being retired for 3 and a half years, could be very aware of dealing with Svitolina as they’ve performed in opposition to one another six instances. Their most up-to-date got here in Auckland earlier this 12 months, when Svitolina beat Wozniacki 6-4 6-3 to enhance to 5-1 of their head-to-head.
“It is going to be a giant evening in opposition to a category participant like Svitolina, who I do know very nicely and who I hope to take revenge on. After all, I’m additionally very a lot trying ahead to taking part in with Holger in blended doubles,” Wozniacki mentioned in a press release.
Svitolina & Monfils set to face off in opposition to Wozniacki & Rune
Whereas Wozniacki is happy about assembly Svitolina once more, 20-year-old Rune can also be ecstatic about clashing in opposition to Monfils – one of the entertaining gamers within the recreation. When the 2 pairs meet, Rune hopes he could make it a present for the house crowd in Denmark.
“Monfils is a fantastically entertaining participant, and I’m trying ahead to delivering a blast of a match for our Danish followers,” Rune mentioned in a press release.
In July, the Paris Olympics are scheduled to happen. In August, Wozniacki revealed she was very open to taking part in blended doubles with Rune on the Paris Olympics.
“Clearly, the Olympics can be superior to play and blended doubles with him can be a giant objective. However we’ll see how every part shakes up,” Wozniacki mentioned on the time.
