Storm blows itself out as Hunter succumbs to Svitolina
Tennis
Courtney Walsh and Ian ChadbandAAP
Wed, 31 May 2023 7:29PMPremium
Storm Hunter was briefly upgraded to 'Hurricane' Hunter before her gale of winners subsided and her chance of the greatest win of her career against Ukraine star Elina Svitolina got simply blown away at the French Open.
Rockhampton's Hunter, who hails from the same Queensland town as a rather better known tennis southpaw Rod Laver, started off by playing a match the great man would have been proud of at Roland Garros on Wednesday.
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