Defending champion Svitolina wins two-day Strasbourg opener
Elina Svitolina, the Internationaux de Strasbourg champion in 2020 and 2023, got her 2024 campaign off to a winning start with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Diane Parry on Monday. The match was suspended overnight with Svitolina leading by a set and 4-2, and she held on, improving her career win-loss record at Strasbourg to 9-1.