Marta Kostyuk defeats four-time champion Iga Swiatek in straight sets to reach her first Roland-Garros quarterfinal.
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Marta Kostyuk produced the biggest win of her Roland-Garros career on Sunday, four-time champion Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-1 in the fourth round. The result sent the Ukrainian into her first in Paris and ended Swiatek’s latest run at a tournament she has often .
The match began as a tight fight, with Swiatek trying to use the weight of her forehand and her history on Court Philippe-Chatrier. Kostyuk stayed brave in the longer rallies, attacked second serves, and took the opening set 7-5 after in the final games.
Swiatek briefly looked ready to when she broke early in the second set, but Kostyuk answered immediately and then took control. She won six straight games, turning a dangerous moment into a against one of the best clay-court players of her generation.
The defeat was especially striking because Swiatek was the four-time Roland-Garros champion and was playing on her 25th birthday. It also guaranteed that the women’s tournament will have a first-time champion this year, after several former winners and top had already gone out.
For Kostyuk, the victory continues a strong clay season and confirms her place among the most dangerous players left in the draw. She had lost to Swiatek at Roland-Garros in 2021, but this time she handled the occasion with cleaner hitting, sharper movement, and clear belief.
The win also carried extra emotional weight for Ukrainian tennis. Kostyuk has often spoken about playing with pressure beyond the scoreboard, and a victory on one of the sport’s biggest stages gave her run a wider meaning for fans watching from home and abroad.
The next challenge will test whether Kostyuk can recover emotionally after such a major win. Beating a champion creates headlines, but reaching the last four would turn a day into a deeper run at one of tennis’s biggest events.
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Congrats! and waiting for very interesting Ukrainian semifinal!
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