By Richard Pagliaro | Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Photograph credit score: Tony Chang/Chang Pictures
Elina Svitolina has closed the curtain on her 2025 marketing campaign.
Citing the necessity to recharge mentally and emotionally and regain her aggressive id, Svitolina says she won’t play once more this season.
“I haven’t been feeling like myself lately. I’m not in the right emotional space, and I don’t feel ready to play, so I am therefore ending the season here,” Svitolina posted on Instagram.
“Over the years, I’ve learned that this sport isn’t about money, fame, or rankings—it’s about being ready to fight and to give your all. Right now, I’m simply not at the level mentally or emotionally to do that.
“Not every day has to be productive, strong, or full of energy. Some days are heavy—and that doesn’t make me weak. It just means I’m human and need time to rest, to feel, to breathe and to just be.”
The 31-year-old Svitolina, who fell to Anna Bondar within the US Open first spherical after bowing to Barbora Krejcikova within the Cincinnati first spherical, suffered a heart-breaking three-set loss to Jasmine Paolini in Billie Jean King Cup semifinal play final weekend. Svitolina was inside two video games of sending Ukraine into the ultimate earlier than falling to Paolini.
World No. 13 Svitolina posted a 35-14 file in 2025, together with successful the Rouen title on pink clay final April.
