Elina Svitolina upset in French Open

Elina Svitolina’s latest French Open run ended on Tuesday when Marta Kostyuk beat her 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 in the quarterfinals at Roland-Garros, according to the tournament’s official results. The match lasted 1 hour 49 minutes on Court Philippe-Chatrier and sent Kostyuk into the semifinals for the first time in Paris. Yahoo Sports reported that the loss was the sixth time Svitolina has fallen in the Roland-Garros quarterfinals. The outlet also said only two top-10 seeds remained active on the women’s side after her defeat, underscoring the turnover in the draw. (rolandgarros.com) ### Who beat Svitolina, and by what score? Marta Kostyuk, the No. 15 seed, defeated No. 7 seed Svitolina in three sets after dropping the second. The official Roland-Garros match page listed the final score as 6-3, 2-6, 6-2. Roland-Garros also described the result as Kostyuk moving “past Svitolina into semis,” placing the Ukrainian into the last four of a Grand Slam in Paris for the first time. (sports.yahoo.com) Yahoo’s match report said it was the first all-Ukrainian women’s quarterfinal at Roland-Garros. ### Why does this loss stand out in Svitolina’s Paris record? Yahoo Sports said Tuesday’s defeat marked the sixth time Svitolina has exited Roland-Garros in the quarterfinals. (rolandgarros.com) That figure adds to a long-running pattern in Paris for a player who has repeatedly advanced deep into the tournament without reaching the title match there. (rolandgarros.com) Roland-Garros had noted before the quarterfinal that Svitolina was already a five-time quarterfinalist in Paris. Her fourth-round win over Belinda Bencic had set up the meeting with Kostyuk, but the official result closed that run one round later. ### What was unusual about this quarterfinal? (sports.yahoo.com) Tuesday’s match featured two Ukrainian players on one of the sport’s biggest stages. Yahoo’s match coverage said the contest came amid continued public references at the tournament to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and a separate Yahoo report said Kostyuk dedicated the victory to the people of Ukraine afterward. (rolandgarros.com) Kostyuk, 23, appeared emotional after the win, according to Yahoo and other coverage surfaced in search results. The result gave her a place in the semifinals while ending Svitolina’s bid to break through in Paris. ### What does this do to the women’s draw? Yahoo Sports said Svitolina’s defeat left only two top-10 seeds still active in the women’s field. (sports.yahoo.com) That followed another quarterfinal on Tuesday in which No. 8 seed Mirra Andreeva beat Sorana Cirstea in straight sets to reach the semifinals, according to Roland-Garros coverage highlighted on the tournament site. (sports.yahoo.com) Roland-Garros’ schedule page lists women’s singles semifinals later this week as the tournament moves toward the June 7 finish. Kostyuk and Andreeva are among the players still alive in Paris after Tuesday’s quarterfinals. (rolandgarros.com) (sports.yahoo.com)