Former No. 3-ranked Elina Svitolina stated she’s going to finish her tennis season early as a result of she is “not in the best emotional area.”
“I have never been feeling like myself these days,” Svitolina stated in a social media submit on Instagram which was adopted by a press release on the WTA Tour’s web site. “I do not really feel able to play, so I’m subsequently ending my season right here.”
Svitolina, now ranked thirteenth, stated she wanted time to relaxation and recharge.
“After I step again on the court docket,” she stated, “I need to struggle with every little thing I’ve received and put my greatest self on the court docket for the followers, for the sport and for myself.”
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Svitolina had a powerful 2025, ending with a 35-14 file and one title, the WTA 250 clay match in Rouen, France in April. She additionally had quarterfinal showings on the Australian and French Opens.
However after reaching the quarterfinals in Montreal, she misplaced her first match in Cincinnati and her first-round match on the US Open.
After her loss to Naomi Osaka in Montreal, Svitolina spoke out about receiving hateful on-line abuse from pissed off gamblers.
Final week Svitolina helped lead Ukraine to the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup in China earlier than shedding to Italy’s Jasmine Paolini.
The 31-year-old Svitolina married French veteran Gael Monfils in 2021 and so they have a daughter, Skai, who was born in 2022.
Fellow participant Beatriz Haddad Maia additionally stated that she wants an prolonged interval of relaxation time and can finish her 2025 season.
“I’m posting this to share with you that I’m wrapping up my 2025 season a bit of forward of schedule in order that I can relaxation my physique and thoughts for an extended interval,” the Brazilian participant stated. “…Relaxation assured that I’ll come again stronger and the perfect is but to return!”
