Hailey Baptiste Accidentally Smacks Elina Svitolina in Face While Returning a Shot

Hailey Baptiste Accidentally Smacks Elina Svitolina in Face While Returning a Shot

Hailey Baptiste had a forgettable day in the R32 of the Italian Open against the world number 10 Elina Svitolina. The latter made light work of the American and breezed into the R16 with a 6-1, 6-2  victory. Svitolina broke her opponent’s serve four times and held her own to record a dominant victory. However, it was a casual rally that turned into a noteworthy incident in the first set as Baptiste accidentally smacked her rival on the court wit…