Barbora Krejcikova continues to win on clay, knocking out 5th-seeded Elina Svitolina at the 2021 French Open

6th and 5th seed Elina Svitolina were eliminated from the 2021 French Open Women’s singles in the third round after losing to 33rd-ranked Barbora Krejcikova on Saturday. Svitolina lost 3-6, 6-2 in just an hour and 39 minutes to Philippe Chattrier

Barbora Krejcikova’s dream run on the clay court continues as the Czech player has been in fine run, stitching an 8-match winning streak. She had won the WTA 250 clay court event in Strasbourg earlier this month.

Barbora Krejcikova will face former finalist Sloane Stephens of the United States in the pre quarter-final. It will a tough test for Krejcikova but the win against Svitolina, an emphatic one, should hold her in good stead.

Stephens advanced to the fourth round of the French Open by beating 18th-seeded Karolina Muchova 6-3, 7-5.

Muchova had 23 winners compared to 22 for Stephens but the Czech player made 32 unforced errors to 25 for the unseeded American.

Stephens lost the final at Roland Garros in 2018 after winning her only Grand Slam title at the US Open the year before.