Melbourne, Jan 18 (UNI) Fourth seed Jasmine Paolini slumped to a heart-breaking three-set defeat after falling to 28th seed Elina Svitolina in the third round on Saturday.
Shortly after her husband Gael Monfils upset fourth seed Taylor Fritz, Svitolina overcame a slow start to take control and run away with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-0 victory.
"I want to say I got inspired after my husband's win," said Svitolina, who beat a top five opponent for the first time since knocking out Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon in 2023.