"God is a woman, cause how on Earth is she doing all of this?" - Tennis fans in awe of Elina Svitolina after she reaches French Open QF

Elina Svitolina advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2023 French Open by taking down ninth seed Daria Kasatkina in the fourth round on Sunday (June 6). After her win, the tennis world came forward to sing the Ukrainian's praises.

Day 8 of Roland Garros saw several surprises and brilliant moments, and one of them was Elina Svitolina upsetting Daria Kasatkina 6-4, 7-6(5). The stirring victory helped the former World No. 3 reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal since coming back from maternity leave, in her very first Slam appearance.

Elina Svitolina gave birth to her daughter Skai last October, and she marked her return to the tennis court in Charleston earlier this year. After a series of disappointing results in WTA tournaments, the 28-year-old stunned Anna Blinkova in the final at Strasbourg last month to win her 17th career title.

Elina Svitolina is having a memorable campaign in Paris too these last few days. She has defeated Martina Trevisan, Storm Sanders, Anna Blinkova and now, Daria Kasatkina, to keep alive her hopes of winning a maiden Slam title.

Following Svitolina's valiant display at Stade Roland Garros on Sunday, tennis fans flocked to social media to applaud her for getting back to the top even after becoming a mother.

"like idc, GOD IS A WOMAN, cause how on Earth is she doing all of this, I am in awe," one Twitter user wrote.

Other fans hailed the 28-year-old for producing top-notch performances regularly without any signs of fatigue.

"Honestly her kid will be so proud of her when she sees this a few years down the line," one fan wrote.

Here are a few more reactions from fans:

Daria Kasatkina met with boos from French Open crowd following loss to Elina Svitolina

2023 French Open - Day Eight

After Elina Svitolina's impressive win over Russia's Daria Kasatkina, the audience at Court Suzanne Lenglen showed great support for the Ukrainian. On the other hand, Kasatkina was met with a lot of boos and jeers from the crowd.

Svitolina recently explained the reasoning behind her decision to not shake hands with players from Russia and Belarus. After her third-round victory at the 2023 French Open, the Ukrainian said that she wanted to show solidarity with her country’s government.

Ukraine, for those out of the loop, has been under attack by Russia since last year.

However, Svitolina's comments have elicited a mixed reactions from tennis fans. A few of them have claimed that they understood her view, while others think that players shouldn't be blamed for wars and disputes.