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Svitolina battles injury to make Australian Open last 16
Ukrainian sixth seed Elina Svitolina staged an epic fightback and shrugged off an injury scare to reach the Australian Open fourth round Saturday with a three-set win China's Zhang Shuai.
Svitolina, who scored her biggest career win by clinching the WTA Finals in Singapore last October, received treatment on her neck and shoulder twice during the 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory.
She will meet either Belgian 12th seed Elise Mertens or 17th seeded American Madison Keys in the next round.
