Wimbledon: Svitolina Claims Decisive First Round Win

World No. 13 Elina Svitolina of Ukraine began her Wimbledon campaign with a convincing victory, defeating World No. 75 Anna Bondar of Hungary in the first round. The final score was a dominant 6/3, 6/1.

The match concluded in just 1 hour and 3 minutes. This result extends Svitolina`s head-to-head advantage over Bondar, now standing at 2:0.

Match Statistics:

Statistic Svitolina Bondar
Aces 2 1
Double Faults 2 6
Breaks Won 4 0
Winners 18 9
Unforced Errors 13 26
Total Points Won 59 35

Svitolina holds a remarkable record, being the only active female player to have participated in at least five Grand Slam tournaments since 2019 without ever losing in the first round (her current opening round record is 21:0). Her next challenge in London will be against Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich, who advanced by saving a match point in her hard-fought victory over French player Varvara Gracheva (6/4, 6/7(5), 7/6(10:8)).

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