Svitolina Recovers from an Opening Loss
The group format leaves room for a comeback.
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In this lesson: Connect group position with qualification and future fixtures.
Grammar in this story: An earlier event in a sequence
Having lost
Having lost places the opening loss before the two wins and qualification described in the main clause.
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Explain how Svitolina qualified and what remained undecided.
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After losing her opening match, Svitolina won the next two and qualified for a semifinal against Linda Noskova. The semifinal was still ahead, so its result was not yet established.
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