Elina Svitolina upset in French Open quarterfinals

Elina Svitolina’s French Open ended Tuesday with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 quarterfinal loss to Marta Kostyuk, sending the seventh seed out of Roland-Garros in an all-Ukrainian matchup in Paris. The match lasted 1 hour 49 minutes on Court Philippe-Chatrier, according to the official Roland-Garros site. (rolandgarros.com) Kostyuk, seeded 15th, advanced to her first Grand Slam semifinal. The result added to a women’s draw that has already seen several established contenders fall. (wtatennis.com) Yahoo Sports described Svitolina’s defeat as part of a tournament in which favorites have continued to drop from the bracket. Kostyuk arrived in the quarterfinal after beating four-time Roland-Garros champion Iga Swiatek in the previous round. (wtatennis.com) ### Who beat Svitolina, and by what score? Marta Kostyuk beat Elina Svitolina 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 on June 2 in the women’s quarterfinals at Roland-Garros. The official tournament site listed Svitolina as the No. 7 seed and Kostyuk as the No. 15 seed. (rolandgarros.com) WTA match data showed Kostyuk finished with four aces and won 84 of the match’s 159 total points. The WTA said Kostyuk closed by winning 13 of the last 14 points. The match was the first all-Ukrainian Grand Slam quarterfinal in the Open Era, according to the WTA’s match report. ### Why was this quarterfinal getting extra attention? (sports.yahoo.com) Tuesday’s match carried added significance because both players came in with strong clay-court form. WTA preview coverage said Svitolina and Kostyuk both entered the quarterfinal on active winning streaks, with Svitolina coming in as World No. 7 and Kostyuk as No. 15. (rolandgarros.com) Kostyuk had also produced one of the tournament’s biggest earlier results by defeating Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals. That win pushed her unbeaten run on clay to 16 matches before Tuesday’s meeting with Svitolina. (wtatennis.com) ### What does the result mean for Kostyuk? Marta Kostyuk, 23, became the first Ukrainian woman to reach the Roland-Garros semifinals in the Open Era, the WTA said. The governing body also said she is only the third Grand Slam semifinalist from Ukraine in the Open Era, after Svitolina and Dayana Yastremska. (wtatennis.com) The WTA said Tuesday’s win extended Kostyuk’s winning streak to 17 matches. Her semifinal berth is also her best result at Roland-Garros after previously reaching the last 16 in Paris in 2021. (wtatennis.com) ### How far had Svitolina gone before this loss? Elina Svitolina reached the Roland-Garros quarterfinals for the sixth time by defeating Belinda Bencic 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 in the fourth round on Sunday, according to WTA coverage. Tennis Majors described that victory as her 15th Grand Slam quarterfinal overall. (wtatennis.com) Svitolina had also entered Paris after a strong stretch on clay. WTA coverage from May 27 said the Ukrainian had extended her winning streak to eight matches at that stage of the tournament after winning the Rome title. (wtatennis.com) ### What comes next at Roland-Garros? Roland-Garros continues in Paris through June 7, with the women’s singles final scheduled for Saturday, June 6, according to the tournament schedule. WTA and tournament pages listed Kostyuk among the semifinalists as play moved deeper into the final week. Mirra Andreeva also reached the semifinals on Tuesday after beating Sorana Cirstea in straight sets, according to WTA coverage, as the women’s draw continued to take shape alongside Kostyuk’s breakthrough run. (wtatennis.com 1) (wtatennis.com 2) (wtatennis.com 3)