Elina Svitolina repeats her best result at Roland Garros

Elina Svitolina in the fight for the second tournament of the Grand Slam series, new victories in diving, suspension of Dynamo Odesa - in the digest of sports events from the South of the country from Intent.

Tennis. Roland Garros, Svitolina is in the top 8

Angelina Kalinina. Photo: j48tennis.net

• Of the six Ukrainian women who started at this year's Roland Garros, five have already completed their performances. Two were eliminated last week, while four athletes reached the second round. Angelina Kalinina defeated former Russian player Avanesyan, but in the next round she was unable to resist her sensational rival from the top four hundred of the world rankings, Lois Boisson.

Yulia Starodubtseva. Photo: j48tennis.net

• Yulia Star odubtseva has updated her record at the Grand Slam tournaments. The athlete from Kherson region in the status of Lucky Loser first defeated German Korpach in three sets, and then, in convincing style, sent home the unbeaten Potapova. In the round of 16, the Ukrainian's winning streak was stopped by world No. 4 Jasmine Paolini.

<span> </span>Diana Yastremska. Photo: Roland Garros

• Diana Yastremska also reached the third round, defeating unseeded Diana Schneider in the second round . The day before the third-round match, Diana suddenly fell ill and even considered withdrawing from the tournament, but she still took to the court against the neutral Samsonova. As a result, the exhausted Diana lost in two sets and ended her fight.

Elina Svitolina. Photo: Roland Garros

• Elina Svitolina remains the only Ukrainian woman to compete for the trophy in the second week. The fourth-round match was the most difficult - Paolina, who had previously knocked out Starodubtseva, was one step away from victory, but Elina managed to play a few match points, put the second game into a tiebreaker, which she won, and in the third round she left the Italian no chance. The quarterfinals are a repeat of the Odesa player's best result at this tournament, and her next opponent is Polish player Iga Swietek.

Diving in the water. European Championships

Kirill Bolyukh and Ksenia Bailo. Photo: Ukrainian Diving Federation

• On the second week of the European Diving Championships, the Ukrainian national anthem was played twice in honor of the winners. Oleksii Sereda and Mark Hrytsenko won the pairs' 10-meter platform diving event, and Kirill Bolyukh and Ksenia Bailo won the mixed pair event on the 10-meter platform.

Oleksii Sereda and Mark Hrytsenko. Photo: Ukrainian Diving Federation

• In total, Ukraine won 5 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals at this championship, which is not only the best result among all teams, but also the highest result in history.

Games and results

<i><i></i>Photo: volleyball.ua</i>

• The Ukrainian women's national volleyball team started the Golden Euroleague with two victories. The Ukrainians defeated Spain (3:1) and Montenegro (3:1).

The women's national football team of Ukraine. Photo: UAF

• The women's national soccer team defeated Albania in a Nations League match (2:1). Seasters player Daria Ivkova was announced for the match, but remained in reserve.

Events of the week

<i>Photo: FTS Dynamo Odesa </i>

• Dynamo Odesa announced that it will cease operations as of June 1. The FSO notes that on May 26, the Odesa Regional State Administration decided to reduce funding for the program to support sports clubs. The Regional State Administration, in turn, denies the cuts - according to them, the cuts concerned only administrative and economic positions, some of which were vacant, and this should not affect the training process.

Photo: handball.org.ua

• The Final Four of the Men's Ukrainian Handball Cup took place in Pivdenne. The reigning champion , Motor Zaporizhzhia, won the match and defeated Odesa in the final .

Traditionally, we wish you and your favorite athletes and teams good luck!

Адлен Муатс