Overview
- Marta Kostyuk defeated Iga Świątek 7-5, 6-1 on Sunday to reach her first Roland-Garros quarterfinal and end Świątek’s earliest Paris exit since 2019.
- The victory completed Kostyuk’s run of wins on clay this season, reported across outlets as either a 15- or 16-match streak and anchored by recent titles in Madrid and Rouen.
- Świątek struggled with her serve, committing multiple double faults, and accumulated a large number of unforced errors that reporters counted as high as 38 in the match.
- Pre-match betting heavily favored Świątek at roughly -275 to -280, making Kostyuk’s straight-sets win a significant upset for bettors and tournament narratives.
- With Świątek gone the top half of the draw is reshaped, increasing chances for players such as Mirra Andreeva, Aryna Sabalenka and the Svitolina/Bencic winner, and leaving Kostyuk as a live dark-horse contender.