Kostyuk beats four-time French Open winner Swiatek
Summary
Marta Kostyuk defeated four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek in straight sets during the fourth round of the 2026 French Open. Kostyuk won 7-5, 6-1 and advanced to the quarter-finals, while Swiatek was eliminated on her 25th birthday.Key Facts
- Iga Swiatek is a Polish tennis player and the third seed at the French Open.
- Swiatek has won the French Open four times and is nicknamed the "Queen of Clay."
- Marta Kostyuk is a Ukrainian player seeded 15th who won 7-5, 6-1 against Swiatek.
- Kostyuk had won 15 matches in a row, including two recent clay titles before the French Open.
- This was Kostyuk’s first win over Swiatek in four matches.
- Swiatek has not won a tournament in 2026 and failed to reach the French Open quarter-finals for the first time since 2019.
- Other top players like Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, and Coco Gauff also lost recently at Roland Garros.
- Romanian player Sorana Cirstea reached her second French Open quarter-final 17 years after her first.
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