Tennis-Svitolina dismantles Quevedo to reach French Open third round


Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 27, 2026 Ukraine's Elina Svitolina in action during her second round match against Spain's Kaitlin Quevedo REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

PARIS, May ⁠27 (Reuters) - Ukraine's Elina Svitolina ⁠reached the third round ‌of the French Open by dismantling Kaitlin Quevedo of Spain ​6-0 6-4 on ⁠Court Philippe Chatrier ⁠on Wednesday.

• Seventh seed Svitolina ⁠will ‌face Germany's Tamara Korpatsch for ⁠a place in the last 16.

• ​Svitolina ‌powered through the first ⁠set and ​held firm in second, prevailing on her second ⁠match point.

• She ​survived a major scare in her opening round.

• The 31-year-old ⁠has reached the quarter-finals five times at Roland Garros.

• The French Open ​remains the ⁠only Grand Slam where she ​has never ‌gone past the last ​eight.

(Reporting by Julien PretotEditing by Christian Radnedge)

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