A month and a half after starting her comeback from maternity leave, former world No.3 Elina Svitolina has recorded her first Tour-level win by defeating Louisa Chirico in the first round of the Internationaux de Strasbourg.
Wildcard and 2020 champion Svitolina outshined her American counterpart Chirico 6-4 7-6(1), winning six out of 11 break points, while Chirico converted only five out of 15 opportunities. In the second round of the WTA 250 tournament in France, Svitolina will face the winner of the match between Hsieh Su-Wei and Erin Routliffe.