Marta Kostyuk reaches French Open semi-finals, dedicates win to Ukraine

Marta Kostyuk dedicates her match against compatriot Elina Svitolina to Ukraine after becoming the first woman from her nation to reach the singles semi-finals at Roland Garros.

Marta Kostyuk dedicates her match against compatriot Elina Svitolina to Ukraine after becoming the first woman from her nation to reach the singles semi-finals at Roland Garros.

PARIS – With the imposing attack and fine serving that has made her one of the best clay-court players of the season, Marta Kostyuk made history on a rainy Tuesday in Paris by becoming the first Ukrainian woman to reach a singles semifinal at the French Open. She did it by beating her compatriot, Elina Svitolina, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2, in the first all-Ukrainian quarterfinal at Roland Garros. It was a match that felt fitting for a tournament speckled with sobering reminders of the impact of Russia’s inv

A tearful Marta Kostyuk dedicated her French Open quarter-final victory over compatriot Elina Svitolina to the people of Ukraine. For the first time in the Open era, two women representing the troubled country met in the quarter-finals of a major tournament, bidding to set up a last-four clash with Russia’s Mirra Andreeva.

Marta Kostyuk, the standout performer of the clay-court season and a vocal supporter of Ukraine amid the ongoing war, will face Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva in her first Grand Slam semi-final at Roland-Garros.