Tennis-Mind over matter helps Svitolina move into French Open third round


  • Tennis
  • Thursday, 03 Jun 2021

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 3, 2021 Ukraine's Elina Svitolina celebrates after winning her second round match against Ann Li of the U.S. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

PARIS (Reuters) -World number six Elina Svitolina has turned to psychology to help her on court and the benefits were there for all to see as she cruised into the French Open third round with an emphatic 6-0 6-4 victory over American Ann Li on Thursday.

Svitolina, seeking her maiden Grand Slam title, revealed she has signed up for online psychology courses in a bid to cope with the drastic changes in the professional athlete's lifestyle in a post-COVID world.

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