The meeting lasted 1 hour 10 minutes and ended with a score of 4: 6, 1: 6.
In the next round, Svitolina will play either with another representative of Russia, Ekaterina Alexandrova, or with Briton Heather Watson.
Earlier it was reported that Russian Anastasia Hasanova sensationally beat Czech Karolina Plishkova in the second round of the WTA tournament in Abu Dhabi.