Elina Svitolina's remarkable victory in the fourth round of Roland Garros against Jasmine Paolini brought the Ukrainian tennis player two significant achievements.

This marks her first win at Grand Slam tournaments after saving match points. Svitolina now ranks second among players in the last decade for the number of quarterfinal appearances in majors (13), only behind Serena Williams.

These statistical facts are provided by the portal OptaAce.

In her match against Jasmine Paolini, Svitolina managed to fend off three match points. For the first time in 150 matches played at Grand Slam tournaments, the Ukrainian secured a victory when her opponent was just one step away from success.

In 2015, Elina reached her first major quarterfinal, which happened at the Paris courts of Roland Garros. Since then, Svitolina has made it to this stage 13 times in Grand Slam events. The only player with more quarterfinals in the last 10 years is the legendary Serena Williams, with 16.

It is worth noting that at the start of the French major, Elina overwhelmed Turkish player Zeynep Sönmez (76), and in the second round, she defeated Hungarian Anna Bondar (82). In the third round, Svitolina triumphed over American Bernarda Pera (83) in a challenging match featuring two tiebreaks.