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1:28 p.m
Kostyuk gives in emotionally First round win
Marta Kostyuk – Oksana Selekhmeteva 6:2, 6:3
The French Open has begun, and the yellow felt balls are flying back and forth again at the facility in southwest Paris. Marta Kostyuk was the first to take part on the Simonne Mathieu court at 11 a.m. on Sunday. The Ukrainian faced the Spaniard Oksana Selekhmeteva and showed a highly concentrated and playfully appealing performance. After an hour and 18 minutes it was already 6:2 and 6:3 and Kostyuk was able to celebrate making it into the second round.
But tennis was secondary for Kostyuk that day. After the game, Kostyuk spoke emotionally about the Russian bombing raids on Kiev that night and impressively reported that it was one of the hardest matches of her career. “A rocket destroyed a building 100 meters from my parents’ house,” said the Ukrainian. “I was crying this morning and didn’t know how I was going to finish the match. Of course I’m happy to be in the second round, but today all my thoughts are on Ukraine.”
