In the Round of 16 at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz on Thursday, Elina Svitolina (ranked No. 24) meets Anna Blinkova (No. 83) ...

Nike might have swept the podium with champions Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys, but it wasn’t just the big names that made waves in Melbourne.

Keys was first up and faced off against No. 28 seed Elina Svitolina, who reached the Australian Open quarterfinals for the third time in her career (after consecutive appearances in 2018 and 2019).

Seven weeks after returning from maternity leave, Elina Svitolina won the first title of her comeback at the Internationaux de Strasbourg -- the second time she had won the tournament following 2020.

In the second round, she will play against either Lulu Sun or a qualifier. Elina Svitolina had a good run in Melbourne, reaching the quarter-finals of the tournament. She lost to the eventual champion ...