Tennis - Australian Open - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 19, 2018. Elina Svitolina of Ukraine rests during a break in her match against Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Elina Svitolina showed not an ounce of sentiment as she gave 15-year-old compatriot Marta Kostyuk a 59-minute lesson in grand slam tennis to reach the fourth round of the Australia Open for the first time on Friday.
Qualifier Kostyuk became the youngest player to reach the third round of a grand slam in over 20 years on Wednesday but her dream run was brought to a shuddering halt in a 6-2 6-2 loss to her fellow Ukrainian on Rod Laver Arena.
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