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UNARTFUL

DODGER

France's Kristina Mladenovic
returns the ball to Slovakia's
Magdalena Rybarikova on
day three at Edgbaston Pri-
ory, Birmingham, England,
Wednesday June 20, 2018.
Associated Press

Svitolina

advances to

Birmingham

quarterfinals

for 1st time

BIRMINGHAM, England
(AP) — Fifth-ranked Elina
Svitolina believes she is
making progress on grass
after reaching the quar-
terfinals at Birmingham for
the first time with a 6-4, 6-2
win on Wednesday over
Alize Cornet of France in
the Wimbledon warmup
tournament. Svitolina was
within a couple of wins of
becoming world No. 1 ear-
lier this year without ever
enjoying much success
on grass. "I was expect-
ing a good match with
her (Cornet) because she
plays well against the top
players," said the 23-year-
old Svitolina. "She certainly
produced some great ral-
lies. But I was very happy
with my performance and
happy to be in the quarter- Dodgers settle for a split as
finals for the first time here."
A drive-volley and smash the Cubs walk-off in Game 2
combination helped the
Ukrainian break serve for
the first time in the fifth
game, and she never
looked like relinquishing this Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp (27) argues with home plate umpire Tripp Gibson (73) after he was called out on strikes during the
advantage throughout the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in Chicago.
rest of the set. Associated Press
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