Ukrainian tennis players Elina Svitolina and Marta Kostyuk will face each other in the quarter-finals of the French Open - "Roland Garros".
Idman.Biz reports that the match will take place on June 2. After this match, the first semi-finalist of "Roland Garros" will be determined in Ukrainian women's tennis. According to "Sports Mole", Svitolina has reached the quarter-finals for the sixth time in Paris, while Kostyuk has reached this stage for the first time in the tournament.
Svitolina last defeated Belinda Bencic 4:6, 6:4, 6:0. With this, the 31-year-old tennis player, who is ranked seventh in the world ranking, won her first victory over a top-20 representative at "Roland Garros". According to the official tournament website, this result extended her winning streak on clay to 10 matches.
In the fourth stage, Kostyuk eliminated the four-time winner of the tournament, Iga Swiatek, with a score of 7:5, 6:1. According to the official website of "Roland Garros", the 23-year-old tennis player's unbeaten streak on clay has increased to 16 matches.
The two tennis players have met twice so far. In 2018, Svitolina won the Australian Open 6:2, 6:2. In 2024, Kostyuk took revenge at the Canadian Open with a score of 6:2, 2:6, 6:2. This will be their first duel on clay.