Article #1710

• Ukrainian upsets local hope Jessica Pegula 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
• Will next play Russia’s Mirra Andreeva in quarter-finals

Elina Svitolina said she had received an outpouring of support from Americans after the US president Donald Trump’s extraordinary clash with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House last month.

Svitolina thanked Americans for their “unwavering support” and “compassion” in a social media post on Sunday after beating Danielle Collins in the third round of Indian Wells. After defeating another local hope Jessica Pegula 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday to move into the quarter-finals, Svitolina told reporters she had received solid support at the tournament in the California desert.