It was Iga Świątek's earliest loss at the French Open since 2019. Clive Brunskill / Getty Images)May 31, 2026 Updated 7:19 am EDTFollow The Athletic’s live coverage from Day 8 of the French Open. PARIS — Iga Świątek is out of the French Open, after Marta Kostyuk inflicted her earliest loss there since 2019.Świątek, a four-time French Open champion, struggled with her serve and shot selection against Kostyuk, against whom she had a 3-0 career record before Sunday. She served for a tight opening set, but twice gave up a break advantage, before the pressure on her serve bled into her baseline game and the second set turned into a very familiar spiral.Kostyuk took the match 7-5, 6-1, to record her 16th consecutive win on clay in 2026.Her loss means the highest remaining seed in the top half of the draw is 19-year-old Mirra Andreeva, the eighth seed. No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina was knocked out of the tournament on Wednesday by another Ukranian, Yuliia Starodubtseva.That leaves No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka with a clearing path to her first French Open title. The world No. 1 faces Naomi Osaka in the fourth round on Monday, which is scheduled to be the first women’s match in a night session at the French Open since 2023.
Iga Świątek slides to French Open upset against surging Marta Kostyuk
Świątek, the four-time champion, had chances to close the first set before sliding to defeat in the second.
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Marta Kostyuk beat four-time champion Iga Świątek 7-5, 6-1 at Roland Garros — Świątek's earliest exit since 2019 and Kostyuk's 16th consecutive clay win in 2026. With Świątek and No. 2 Rybakina both eliminated, Aryna Sabalenka now holds a clear path to her first French Open title.
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