Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina won’t be kicking off her clay season next week as she has withdrawn from Madrid and Rome. Svitolina withdrawing from Madrid shouldn’t come as a surprise since she has never played in the Spanish capital. Madrid updateOUT: Krejcikova, SvitolinaIN: Riske, KalininaNEXT: Konjuh — Entry List Updates Women (@EntryListsWomen) April 24, 2022 Rome updateOUT: SvitolinaIN: ZhangNEXT: Tomljanovic — Entry List Updates Women (@EntryListsWomen) April 25, 2022 When it comes to Rome, it’s a totally different story as Svitolina has played in the Italian capital for the past eight years. Svitolina, who made her Rome debut in 2014, is set to miss the tournament for the first time since debuting at the event. Svitolina has had success in Rome throughout her career as she captured back-to-back Rome titles in 2017 and 2018. Svitolina enjoyed solid Rome runs in 2020 and 2021, reaching back-to-back quarterfinals. Svitolina took a break after Miami Svitolina didn’t enjoy impre …

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