Article 75ZZ0 French Open 2026: Kostyuk shocks Swiatek; Jodar beats Carreño Busta in five sets – as it happened

French Open 2026: Kostyuk shocks Swiatek; Jodar beats Carreño Busta in five sets – as it happened

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Daniel Harris
from US news | The Guardian on (#75ZZ0)

Marta Kostyuk dismissed four-time champion Iga Swiatek, while there were also wins for Rafael Jodar, Elina Svitolina and Alexander Zverev

Terrific return from Kostyuk, a backhand hooked on to the sideline for a winner ... ruined by a forehand looped long; 15-all. A double follows, the misses by far enough to intimate nerves and reinforced by a wild forehand that donates two break-back points. And Kostyuk only needs one, a decent return forcing Swiatek to net, and she looks encouraged - rightly so, that felt like a tightening. It's 5-5 in the first, and this might just mature into an epic.

Every point is good, every point is high quality," kvells Chrissy in commentary as murderous shots are traded from the back, Kostyuk overhitting to cede 15-40. But from there, she recovers to deuce, competing like an equal; for maybe the first time, she believes she can do this, a service winner raising advantage, but then she's fractionally late on a backhand down the line and it's just a little wide, Swiatek - whose return was good - nowhere near it. And from there, the birthday girl dominates the next point with forehands, making advantage, then elicits the error for the third break in row. At 5-4, she'll now serve for the first set - just as Cirstea is at 5-3 in our other match, a netted volley ceding deuce.

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