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Elina Svitolina will meet Pliskova at the semifinals of WTA Finals

Elina Svitolina, the defending champion of the WTA Finals tournament has successfully managed to move into the semifinals of the season, last WTA Finals following her 7-5, and 6-3 win against Simona Halep on Wednesday night.

Elina Svitolina is the only one of the 8 players in the WTA Finals to not have won a single title this season but she definitely won the WTA Finals last season.

Elina Svitolina said of her win, “I try to work hard for every single point and I start by working for taking one point at a time. I do not try to think about if it’s a good point or a bad point. I only try to step up into the court with a positive mindset.”

As for one of the red group matches between Karolina Pliskova and Canada’s Bianca Andreescu, it was a walkover win for Pliskova following her opponent’s left knee injury. This allowed for Pliskova, who is currently 1-1 in the group, to be facing against Simona Halep up next in the group’s final match for a spot in the semi-finals.

Pliskova said of this next match, “I think that this is going to be a great match before I end this group and move onto the semifinals. Tennis with Simona, I always feel that it is good to watch.”

Talking about her defeat, Halep said, “I feel that I cannot finish the points as this court is not great for me and for my game. It is really very soft in a certain way. Even if you try and hit strong you do not get enough directions. Still, Elina played really well and he did not miss her shots.  I think that she loves playing here and this is her style.”

As for Andreescu, she got injured during the first seat with a lead of 2-0 where Pliskova was taking a lead of 30-15 in the third game of the first set.

Andreescu said of her injury, “I stepped weirdly on one turn and heard my knee cracking and also it went a little inwards. And when I paled some pressure on it, it bothered me really very much. Now I can barely move my knee.”

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