Marta Kostyuk reaches the French Open women’s quarterfinals for the first time after defeating Iga Swiatek, a four-time champion and former world No. 1. Playing at Roland-Garros on Sunday, May 31, Kostyuk—seeded 15th—wins in straight sets, 7-5, 6-1, ending Swiatek’s run and also denying her a birthday celebration, with Swiatek turning 25 that day. The match follows a season trend for Kostyuk: she is undefeated on clay heading into the French Open and had previously lost three matches against Swiatek. While Kostyuk had never taken a set from Swiatek before Sunday, she converts that clay form into a breakthrough result at a Grand Slam. With Swiatek eliminated, no player remaining in the draw has previously won the French Open women’s singles title. The French Open quarterfinal field continues after Coco Gauff’s elimination on Saturday, leaving Kostyuk as one of the remaining contenders for the next stage.
Marta Kostyuk beats Iga Swiatek to reach first French Open quarterfinal
Marta Kostyuk reaches the French Open women’s quarterfinals for the first time after defeating Iga Swiatek, a four-time champion and former world No. 1. Playing at Roland-Garros on Sunday, May 31, Kos...
- Marta Kostyuk defeats Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-1 to reach her first French Open quarterfinal.
- The match is played on Sunday, May 31, and Swiatek turns 25 that day.
- Kostyuk is undefeated on clay this season and is seeded 15th at Roland-Garros.
- This is the first time Kostyuk takes a set from Swiatek; she had previously lost three straight meetings.
- Following Swiatek’s loss, no remaining player in the women’s draw has won the French Open singles title before.
PARIS (AP) — There will be a first-time women’s champion at Roland-Garros this year, and the odds are stacked in Marta Kostyuk’s favor. Undefeated this season on clay, the 15th-seeded Ukrainian player reached the quarterfinals at the French Open for the first time on Sunday, May 31, by taking out four-time champion Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-1 and ruining her birthday. None of the players still in the draw have yet lifted the trophy in Paris, following Coco Gauff’s elimination on Saturday and Swiatek’s exit. READ ALSO: French Open heat gets to Jannik Sinner, who exits in the second round It’s […]...Keep on reading: French Open: Kostyuk stuns Swiatek on her birthday, reaches quarters
2 months agoKostyuk, who is undefeated on clay this season, had lost their three previous matches and never taken a set against the former top-ranked player, who turned 25 on Sunday
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