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Iga Swiatek has an unhappy birthday after falling to Kostyuk at French Open
No 3 seed goes down 7-5, 6-1 to Ukrainian 15th seed
TL;DR
- Iga Swiatek lost to Marta Kostyuk 7-5, 6-1 in the fourth round of the French Open.
- This is Swiatek's earliest exit from the French Open since her debut in 2019.
- Swiatek's serve collapsed during the match, and she lost 10 of the final 11 games.
- Marta Kostyuk is in career-best form, with a 16-match winning streak and two recent titles.
- Kostyuk demonstrated confidence and a strong all-around game against Swiatek.
- Swiatek acknowledged feeling too tense and making uncharacteristic mistakes.
- Swiatek has been working on technical changes with her new coach, Francisco Roig.
- Kostyuk will face Elina Svitolina in the quarter-finals.
- Sorana Cirstea reached the French Open quarter-finals for the first time since 2009.