Elina Svitolina vs Marta Kostyuk Highlights, French Open: 15th Seed Beat Ukrainian Counterpart To Enter Semifinals

Hello tennis fans! Welcome to the live coverage of the quarter-final of French Open 2026 between Elina Svitolinna and Marta Kostyuk at the Court Philippe-Chatrier, on Tuesday, June 2. Stay tuned for the live score and real-time updates of the match.

Match: Elina Svitolina Vs Marta Kostyuk

Round: Quarter-final

Venue: Court Philippe-Chatrier

Date: June 2, 4:00 PM IST (tentative)

Marta starts the proceedings by dropping a short ball and then anticipates Svitolina's inside-in forehand to smash a beautiful cross=court forehand pass and gets takes a lead in game one of the first set.

Marta Kostyuk plays a brilliant backhand winner shot to extend her advantage 40-15, however her service accuracy leaves her at an important moment. Svitolina produces an aggressive return to level the game at deuce. Kostyuk used a short slice to draw Svitolina closer to the next and then launched a deep shot to the baseline, while Svitolina could only send her foreplay long, and Kostyuk gets a points.

Svitolina 3-4 Kostyuk

Svitolina could not take control as she hits the forehand wide, which leads to Kostyuk getting a set point as as she forced an error with a powerful forehand shot down the line. The World No. 15 played a clever drop shot and followed it with a lob to secure the first set point. Kostyuk gets another chance and she grabs it with a deep volley shot and then gave the finishing touches with a strong one-two combination, winning the opening set after a 41-minute dual.

Svitolina 3-6 Kostyuk

After losing the first set by 6-3, Svitolina makes a strong comeback in the second one and is leading by 5-2. The World No. 8 need to win this set to stay in the game.

Svitolina 5-2 Kostyuk

Svitolina managed to save two game points during a lengthy deuce exchange and gets a set point after Kostyuk plays a long shot. After wasting this opportunity with a backhand return into the net, Svitolina managed to make a comeback to earn a second set point. Kostyuk then faltered and smashed a forehand into the net and Svitolina wins the set, taking the match to the deciding set.

Svitolina 6-2 Kostyuk

Marta Kostyuk beats her Ukrainian counterpart in the third set to seal a place in her maiden Grand Slam semi-final. This is the 15th seed 17th consecutive win on the clay court and with it she ended Svitolina's 10-match winning streak. The 23-year-old sealed the win in style, firing an ace while serving out the match to love and wrapping up the contest in one hour and 49 minutes.

That's a wrap! That's a wrap from our end. We'll be back soon with another blog, until then, bye bye.