The Ukrainian will now lock horns with fourth seed and fellow countrywoman Elina Svitolina for a place in the last-16. Marta Kostyuk was such a perfectionist when she started playing tennis as a child, she’d blow up in anger if she missed even a single ball. Her first-round victory over No 25 seed Peng Shuai of China made her the youngest player to win a match at the Australian Open since Martina Hingis' quarterfinal run in 1996, when the Swiss star was 15 years and four months old. Her best Grand Slam finish as of June 2023 was the semifinals of the Australian Open womens doubles match. With the win, Kostyuk became the youngest to reach that stage at a Slam since Mirjana Lucic-Baroni in the 1997 US Open, the WTA reported.Įarlier, Kostyuk had earned a wildcard entry into the Australian Open qualifying rounds, and she fought through three tough battles to make it to the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time. 521, made 11 victories in a row when she defeated Australia's Rogowska 6-3, 7-5 in the second round that lasted an hour and 30 minutes on Margaret Court Arena. Updated Australian Open 2023: Alex Dolgopolov calls out Novak Djokovic Former world number 13 Alex Dolopolov, who is now a soldier in the Ukrainian army, has questioned Novak Djokovic’s claims about his father’s role in a pro-Russian controversy. Kostyuk, 15, who entered the tournament ranked No. Follow the Australian Open women Tennis match between Marta Kostyuk and Amanda Anisimova live with Eurosport. No wonder Marta is one of the richest Tennis players in the whole of Ukraine.
In January 2017, Kostyuk won the Australian Open girls singles championships.
The following month, she won the 2016 Petits As in Tarbes, France, in both singles and doubles (with Kamilla Bartone). Kostyuk and Gadecki will square off in the 2nd round of the Australian Open.
Kostyuk on Wednesday thrashed local wildcard Olivia Rogowska in straight sets in the women's singles event of the Australian Open here. Marta Kostyuk is the winner of the 2017 Australian Open Junior Championships. In December 2015, Marta won the '14-and-under' competition at the Orange Bowl in Florida.
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