Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMarta Kostyuk beat fellow Ukrainian Elina Svitolina to reach the French Open semi-finals on Tuesday.Kostyuk won the opening set 6-3, but was pegged back in the second as Svitolina took it 6-2 to force a decider.It was Kostyuk who held her nerve as she completed a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 victory to move into the last four.Kostyuk, 23, has made history as she is the first Ukrainian woman to reach the semi-finals at Roland Garros since the professional era began in 1968.Kostyuk, who showed photos of a fire just metres away from her family home earlier in the tournament amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, is set to face Russia’s Mirra Andreeva in the semi-finals on Thursday.In fullFrench Open LIVE: Marta Kostyuk surges past Elina Svitolina to set up Mirra Andreeva semi-finalThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk makes history as she reaches French Open semi-finals
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMarta Kostyuk beat fellow Ukrainian Elina Svitolina to reach the French Open semi-finals on Tuesday.Kostyuk won the opening set 6-3, but was pegged back in the second as Svitolina took it 6-2 to force a decider.It was Kostyuk who held her nerve as she completed a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 victory to move into the last four.Kostyuk, 23, has made history as she is the first Ukrainian woman to reach the semi-finals at Roland Garros since the professional era began in 1968.Kostyuk, who showed photos of a fire just metres away from her family home earlier in the tournament amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, is set to face Russia’s Mirra Andreeva in the semi-finals on Thursday.In fullFrench Open LIVE: Marta Kostyuk surges past Elina Svitolina to set up Mirra Andreeva semi-finalThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
