Overview
- Marta Kostyuk beat four‑time champion Iga Swiatek 7‑5, 6‑1 on Sunday to eliminate Swiatek from the French Open and advance to her first Roland‑Garros quarter‑final.
- The victory extended Kostyuk’s clay unbeaten run this season to about 15–16 matches after titles in Rouen and Madrid and marked the first time she has taken a set off Swiatek in their meetings.
- Swiatek produced a high number of unforced errors and several double faults in the loss, prompting pundits to say she must reassess technique and tactics after recent coaching changes.
- Anastasia Potapova, who is now representing Austria, earlier upset defending champion Coco Gauff, and those shock results plus other top‑player exits have left the draw unusually open.
- Kostyuk will face either Elina Svitolina or Belinda Bencic in the quarter‑finals and the wider field now makes world number one Aryna Sabalenka the leading favourite for the title.