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French Open: Kostyuk stuns Swiatek on her birthday, reaches quarters

PH · · Philippine Daily Inquirer

PARIS (AP) — There will be a first-time women’s champion at Roland-Garros this year, and the odds are stacked in Marta Kostyuk’s favor. Undefeated this season on clay, the 15th-seeded Ukrainian player reached the quarterfinals at the French Open for the first time on Sunday, May 31, by taking out four-time champion Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-1 and ruining her birthday. None of the players still in the draw have yet lifted the trophy in Paris, following Coco Gauff’s elimination on Saturday and Swiatek’s exit. READ ALSO: French Open heat gets to Jannik Sinner, who exits in the second round It’s […]... Keep on reading: French Open: Kostyuk stuns Swiatek on her birthday, reaches quarters