Marta Kostyuk reaches her maiden Grand Slam semi-final: Stats
What's the story
Marta Kostyuk reached the 2026 French Open semi-final after beating her fellow Ukrainian, Elina Svitolina. Kostyuk claimed a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 win in the women's singles quarter-final on Court Philippe-Chatrier after nearly two hours. Kostyuk is set to play her maiden semi-final at Grand Slams, having reached the 2024 Australian Open quarter-final. She claimed her ninth singles win at Roland Garros.
Stats
A look at match stats
Kostyuk won 13 of the last 14 points in the match. Overall, she won 84 points and 33 winners.
The 23-year-old had a win percentage of 70 on her first. And Svitolina won 42% of the points on her second serve.
The latter converted five of her eight break points. While she won 74% of her net points, both players recorded 25-plus unforced errors.
Landmarks
First Ukrainian French Open semi-finalist
As per WTA, Kostyuk is the first Ukrainian woman to reach the Roland Garros semi-finals in the Open Era.
She is also the third woman from her nation to make a Grand Slam semi-final, joining Svitolina and Dayana Yastremska.
Notably, Kostyuk has crossed the fourth round at a Major on only one other occasion - the 2024 Australian Open.
Feats
More feats for Kostyuk
Kostyuk is now unbeaten in 17 matches, recording the longest winning streak (WTA Tour) since Iga Swiatek's 21 between April and July 2024, as per WTA.
Kostyuk is also the fifth player in the 21st century to win her first 17 clay-court matches of the season. She joined Venus Williams (2004), Justine Henin (2005), Serena Williams (2012-2013), and Swiatek (2022), according to WTA.