Number two seed Elina Svitolina won today in Kuala Lumpur quarter-final. She beat Kristina Kucova in three sets 1/6, 6/1, 6/1 and 1h52 minutes.
Svitolina, with her new « super coach » Justine Hénin, was not good at the beginning of the match. Her legs were slow and she didn’t have the right timing.
In the first set Kristina Kucova, world number 139 broke her opponent to lead 2/0, a great start for her confidence against a top 20 player.
After Svitoliva won her first game of the match, Kucova continued to play well and broke again with the mistakes of the Ukrainian.
Kristina Kucova took the first set 6/1, a little surprise on the court today !
Is Elina Svitolina will wake up after that ? The answer is yes.
The Ukrainian began a new match and broke two times Kucova to lead 3/0 in the second set. Great reaction from Svitolina who showed a good mental today.
Despite the loss of her serve at 3/0, Svitolina won easily the second set 6/1 to bring Kucova into the decider set.
Little suspense at the beginning with the break for Kristina Kucova. But Svitolina without mercy came back at 1/1 and won six games in a row. She won the set (6/1) and the match. In the semi-final she will face Lin Zhu. The Chinese, who won the qualifications, beat her countrywoman Qiang Wang in two sets 6/3, 6/4.
