Ukraine’s Kostyuk keeps focus on French Open after missile strike near parents’ home
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No 15 seed beats Russian-born Selekhmeteva 6-2, 6-3
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Gea loses to Khachanov after desperate bathroom plea
An emotional Marta Kostyuk described her first-round win at the French Open as one of the most difficult matches of her life as she revealed that she had taken to the court hours after a Russian missile landed close to her parents’ house in Ukraine.
Kostyuk, the 15th seed in Paris, became one of the first players to win a match at the tournament this year as the 23-year-old registered a 6-2, 6-3 win over Oksana Selekhmeteva. Kostyuk hails from Kyiv, where she periodically returns to train between tournaments.
This roundup will update later on Sunday
المصدر: The Guardian — Sport Tennis
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