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Elina Svitolina or Elina Monfils? Now we know more

Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils got married - that much is clear. There was some confusion about Elina's last name.

by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Jul 27, 2021, 04:43 pm

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July 16 in Geneva - the hairstyle is right, the ring too. And the yes words? Apparently too. Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils have joined the professional tennis pairs around Roger and Mirka Federer, Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf or Fabio Fognini and Flavia Pennetta. /

However, all ambiguities were not resolved. For example the one around Elina's last name. Is it still called Svitolina? Or Elina Monfils, as it appears on Instagram. The latter variant apparently chose some livescore services - reason enough for Elina Svitolina / Monfils to provide clarity.

"I don't know why you changed my last name. Maybe you saw that I changed it on my social networks," said Svitolina during the Olympic Games. "I will continue to play as Svitolina until the end of my career and will only change him after I retire," she explained.

Svitolina: Name should stay connected with tennis

She has achieved a lot, people would know her as "Svitolina". "And my father would be mad if I changed my name and continued playing as Monfils," she said with a laugh. "I am proud to be Svitolina and my tennis career will always be linked to this name."

The first event of Svitolina and Monfils as married, however, started differently: While Svitolina started the Olympic tennis tournament with victories Laura Siegemund, Ajla Tomljanovic and Maria Sakkari, Monfils was already over at the beginning against Ilya Ivashka.

by Florian Goosmann

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Jul 27, 2021, 04:45 pm
last edit: Jul 27, 2021, 04:43 pm