Svitolina crashes to fellow Ukrainian Snigur in Wimbledon opener

Tamara Ceaikovski

LONDON, June 30 : Eighth seed Elina Svitolina was sent spinning out of Wimbledon in the opening round after a 7-5 6-2 defeat by fellow Ukrainian Daria Snigur on Tuesday, as her wait for a maiden Grand Slam title was extended. The 31-year-old, twice a semi-finalist at the All England Club, failed to capitalise on her early momentum after taking a 4-0 lead and Snigur made her pay by battling back to take the opening set with little fuss. World number 77 Snigur's flat hitting helped her break in

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