In the second round of Roland Garros, Elina Svitolina met with Ann Lee. The American is on the 75th place in the World Ranking. The woman from Odessa is on the 6th line. In the first round, Ann Lee defeated M. Gasparyan in 2 sets (6 - 0 and 6 - 1). Elina Svitolina outplayed O. Babel in 2 sets (2 - 6 and 5 - 7). In this match Bookmakers preferred E. Svitolina. She needs to defeat similar, weaker rivals.
Review of the first set of the second round match Roland Garros: Anne Lee - Elina Svitolina
The first to serve was an American. Elina immediately imposed a fight. She took the lead: 30 - 40. On the first attempt she realized a break point and took the lead: 0 - 1. In the second game Svitolina won 30 - 40. But Anne was able to equalize the score: 40 - 40. Svitolina, having played a break, ends the game with an ace ... She took the lead in the score: 0 - 2. In the 3rd game the Odessa resident realized the second break-point. Immediately wins the game on his serve. The score becomes: 0 - 4. In the 5th game Elina Svitolina realized another break-point. The woman from Odessa went to serve on the set. In the 6th game, she confidently wins her serve. The first set of the Roland Garros second round match: 0 - 6.
Review of the second set of the second round match Roland Garros: Anne Lee - Elina Svitolina
Ann Lee started the second set. The American was able to win her first point in the match. Moreover, at its own filing. In the second game Ann Lee won: 40 - 15. The American realized the break point on the first try. She took the lead in the score: 2 - 0. Lee continued to act aggressively. She wins 3 games on her serve. The scores now stand at 3 - 0. Lee was leading in the 4th game: 30 - 0. Svitolina evened the score. Having realized 2 draws in a row, Svitolina wins the game on her serve. The score is reduced: 3 - 1. In the 5 game, Lee was leading: 40 - 30. Elina equalizes the score: 40 - 40. Still, Lee was able to realize her serve. The score becomes: 1 - 4. In the 6th game the Odessa woman wins her serve. The score is reduced again: 4 - 2.
In the 7th game, Lee was leading 40 - 30. Having made a double mistake, she allowed Elina to level the score. After that, she again admits the double. As a result, Svitolina realized a break point. The score is reduced to a minimum: 4 - 3. In the 8th game Elina won: 30 - 40. Lee was able to equalize the score: 40 - 40. Having played 2 breaks, Svitolina wins her serve and equalizes the score in the set: 4 - 4. In the 9th game, Svitolina realized a break point, giving the American only one rally. The woman from Odessa went to serve for the set and the match. In the 10th game, Elina Svitolina confidently wins her serve. Set score: 4 - 6. Result of the second round match at Roland Garros: 0 - 2 (0 - 6 and 4 - 6).
Thus, Elina sends the American home. Svitolina, having won back in the second set with 3 - 0, was able to win the match in 2 sets. She goes to the third circle.
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