Marta Kostyuk beat Elina Svitolina in the Roland Garros quarter-final
Marta Kostyuk defeated Elina Svitolina in the Roland Garros quarter-final, winning 6:3, 2:6, 6:2. Kostyuk called the match her most important of the year, and it made her the first Ukrainian woman to reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament.
Pagrindiniai faktai
- Marta Kostyuk defeated Elina Svitolina in the Roland Garros quarter-final.
- The match ended 6:3, 2:6, 6:2.
- Kostyuk called the match her most important of 2026.
- It was the first quarter-final appearance by a Ukrainian player at a Grand Slam tournament.
- Kostyuk was ranked 10th in the world at the end of 2026.
- Her previous results included the Brisbane final and the Madrid WTA 1000 title.
- She reached the semi-finals at Roland Garros and Wimbledon and the US Open round of 16.
Kodėl tai svarbu
The victory made Kostyuk the first Ukrainian woman to reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament. It also confirmed her high level during the season, which included the Brisbane final, the Madrid WTA 1000 title and semi-final appearances at Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
Kas nutiko
Marta Kostyuk beat Elina Svitolina in the Roland Garros quarter-final 6:3, 2:6, 6:2. After the first two sets were split, Kostyuk won the deciding set 6:2. She described the match as her most important of the year and the victory as the most important of the 2026 season.
Kaip apie tai rašo Ukrainos šaltiniai
Ukrainian media highlighted the historic significance of the quarter-final for Ukrainian tennis as well as the personal significance of the victory for Kostyuk. They also cited her results at other major tournaments as context for her Roland Garros success.
Kontekstas
Kostyuk was ranked 10th in the world at the end of 2026. Before the Roland Garros quarter-final, her major-tournament results included reaching the Brisbane final, winning the Madrid WTA 1000 title, advancing to the semi-finals of Roland Garros and Wimbledon, and stopping in the US Open round of 16.