Croatia's Mate Pavic (right) and Ukraine's Lyudmyla Kichenok pose with their trophies after beating Belgium's Joran Vliegen and China's Xu Yifan during their mixed doubles final tennis match on the eleventh day of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 13, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP)

LONDON - Ukrainian Elina Svitolina's bid to win the Wimbledon singles fell short on Thursday but her nation could still celebrate a Grand Slam champion as Lyudmyla Kichenok and Croatian partner Mate Pavic later won the mixed doubles.

The 30-year-old Kichenok and Pavic, seeded seventh, beat Belgium's Joran Vliegen and China's Xu Yifan 6-4 6-7(9) 6-3.

"This feels amazing, I want to thank my partner for playing incredible in this two weeks."  Kichenok said to a huge ovation from the Centre Court crowd.

Croatia's Mate Pavic and Ukraine's Lyudmyla Kichenok compete against Belgium's Joran Vliegen and China's Xu Yifan during the mixed doubles final match on day eleven of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, on July 13, 2023. (PHOTO / AP)

Former doubles world number one Pavic, also 30, adds the Wimbledon mixed doubles titles to five other Grand Slam doubles titles, three in men's and two in mixed.

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Earlier on Thursday, wildcard Svitolina was beaten 6-3 6-3 by Czech Marketa Vondrousova in the women's semi-finals.