No fans as Svitolina advances at Australian Open

[ASFN Admin]

The rally lasted 41 shots, with the players trading baseline groundstrokes for more than a minute, and when it ended, one person applauded. The atmosphere was different for the sixth day of play Saturday at the Australian Open, with no fans to cheer for No. 5-seeded Elina Svitolina as she advanced to the fourth round by beating No. 26 Yulia Putintseva, 6-4, 6-0. Svitolina won their marathon rally early in the second set, and the majority of points after that.

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