Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina started the 2024 Olympics with a confident victory - in the first round of the singles, she defeated Japanese player Moyuka Uchujima. This was reported by UNN with reference to Suspilne Sport.
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Svitolina closed out the first game in half an hour. Uchujima was the first to break at 1-1, but lost the next five games in a row - 6-2 in favor of Elina.
Svitolina started the second game with a break, and then consolidated her advantage on her own serve, leading 3-0. Uchujima avoided a “dry” defeat in the second set, playing one game at 0:5.
The Ukrainian closed out the match on her next serve and after 62 minutes on the court is heading to the round of 16.
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