Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina has withdrawn from Charleston. Svitolina, ranked at No. 20 in the world, will not be making her second Charleston debut this year. Svitolina, 27, had been expected to return to Charleston for the first time since 2014. Charleston updateOUT: Svitolina, LiIN: Frech, KalinskayaNEXT: Davis — Entry List Updates Women (@EntryListsWomen) March 28, 2022 In her Charleston debut, Svitolina defeated Jarmila Wolfe in the first round and also beat Sloane Stephens in the second round to reach the round-of-16. In the last-16, Svitolina suffered a tight three-set loss to Belinda Bencic. Svitolina won the opening set against Bencic but the Swiss recovered to win 6-7 (4) 6-4 6-1. Svitolina pulling out of Charleston not a surprise As you probably know, the last month has been extremely diffiicult for Svitolina. After a first round bye in Miami, Svitolina was beaten in the second round by Heather Watso …