Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina hits a return against Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk during their women’s singles third round match on day five of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Friday. AFP PHOTO

MELBOURNE: Fourth seed Elina Svitolina ended the Australian Open hopes of young teenage pretender Marta Kostyuk on another searing hot day Friday, as organizers defended the tournament heat policy.

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