AP, Toronto :
Sleep-deprived and physically drained, Elina Svitolina could have been excused for a flat performance Sunday.
Instead she fought through the fatigue and toppled yet another top-10 opponent for her fifth WTA Tour title of the season.
Running on fumes in her third match in just over 24 hours, Svitolina defeated Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-0 to win the Rogers Cup.
“I’m just very happy that it’s finished,” Svitolina said. “And with a title, it’s even more special.”
Wet weather on Friday forced Svitolina to play her quarterfinal Saturday morning. Tired from a late night and nursing a minor right Achilles tendon injury, her expectations were low.
She didn’t even bother packing a second outfit for the evening semifinal and had a flight booked to the next WTA Tour stop in Cincinnati.Svitolina went on to eliminate fourth-ranked Garbine Muguruza in the quarters. She went back to the hotel to get changed and then returned to Aviva Centre to trounce second-ranked Simona Halep.
Sleep-deprived and physically drained, Elina Svitolina could have been excused for a flat performance Sunday.
Instead she fought through the fatigue and toppled yet another top-10 opponent for her fifth WTA Tour title of the season.
Running on fumes in her third match in just over 24 hours, Svitolina defeated Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-0 to win the Rogers Cup.
“I’m just very happy that it’s finished,” Svitolina said. “And with a title, it’s even more special.”
Wet weather on Friday forced Svitolina to play her quarterfinal Saturday morning. Tired from a late night and nursing a minor right Achilles tendon injury, her expectations were low.
She didn’t even bother packing a second outfit for the evening semifinal and had a flight booked to the next WTA Tour stop in Cincinnati.Svitolina went on to eliminate fourth-ranked Garbine Muguruza in the quarters. She went back to the hotel to get changed and then returned to Aviva Centre to trounce second-ranked Simona Halep.
