[1/4] Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 6, 2023 Ukraine's Elina Svitolina in action during her second round match against Belgium's Elise Mertens REUTERS/Toby MelvilleLONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - Former Wimbledon semi-finalist Elina Svitolina continued her excellent run in Grand Slams following her maternity break as the Ukrainian wildcard downed 28th seed Elise Mertens 6-1 1-6 6-1 on Thursday to move into the third round.
"I enjoy so much being on the court, getting this chance to play in front of an amazing crowd in such an amazing event," Svitolina said.
"On grass it (momentum shifts) can happen and you have to just accept it and move on," Svitolina said.
"I was playing really good in the first set and Elise came back really strong, serving good.
"I'm really thankful for this opportunity in the first place with the wildcard and now I'm in the third round," Svitolina added.
Persons:
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, Belgium's Elise Mertens, Toby Melville LONDON, Elina Svitolina, Elise Mertens, Venus Williams, Svitolina, Belgian Mertens, Mertens, Elise, Sofia Kenin, China's Wang Xinyu, I'm, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Ed Osmond
Organizations:
Lawn Tennis, Croquet Club, Wimbledon, Belgian, Thomson
Locations:
London, Britain, Bengaluru