In the Australian Open Round of 16 on Sunday, No. 75-ranked Veronika Kudermetova meets No. 27 Elina Svitolina.Kudermetova enters the Round of 16 after her two-set win on Saturday over Beatriz

Elina Svitolina shared that she hopes to bring “a little light” to the people of Ukraine after her victory at the Australian Open 2025. The 30-year-old reached the quarterfinals on Monday (January 20) by defeating Russian player Veronika Kudermetova in straight sets.

Svitolina beat Veronika Kudermetova at the Australian Open to improve to 7-0 against Russian players since the start of the war.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Elina Svitolina of Ukraine gestures during her fourth round match against Veronika Kudermetova of Russia at ...

World No. 28 Elina Svitolina will face Veronika Kudermetova in the fourth round of the Australian Open. The winner of the match will take on either sixth seed Elena Rybakina or 19th seed Madison ...

Elina Svitolina overcame a slow start to defeat Veronika Kudermetova and reach the Australian Open quarterfinals for the third time. This marks her 12th Grand Slam quarterfinals appearance. She will face Madison Keys next.

Elina Svitolina refused to shake hands with Russian player Veronika Kudermetova following her win in the fourth round of the 2025 Australian Open. Svitolina also penned a message for her country ...

Elina Svitolina of Ukraine gestures during her fourth round match against Veronika Kudermetova of Russia at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 20 ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Elina Svitolina rallied from 4-1 down and took 11 of the next 12 games in a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Veronika Kudermetova on Monday to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals ...

People in the crowd waved the yellow and blue Ukraine flag. Veronika Kudermetova took a medical timeout for on-court treatment on her abdomen after falling behind 5-4 the ninth game. She saved a ...

After the first Grand Slam of the season, the rankings got a major shakeup with Madison Keys returning to the Top 10, Paula Badosa and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova climbing even higher and Belinda Bencic jumping over 100 spots in a week full of big moves.

Record crowds roamed Melbourne Park, new stars emerged, and old ones wound back the clock. Revellers had fun at the party court, but the same conduct was not welcomed by the players as it bled into the big matches.