Iga Swiatek is out of the French Open after she was outclassed by Marta Kostyuk. Swiatek came into Paris as one of the favourites to win the Grand Slam.
However, Kostyuk is the only female player in the competition to have not lost a single match on clay this year. Her impeccable record on the surface was extended after she convincingly beat the No. 3 seed 7-5, 6-1. This was a huge disappointment for Swiatek, who had no answers for the Ukrainian’s baseline power. The Polish star’s early exit comes not long after she hit out at the “unsafe” layout of the courts at Roland Garros. Whatever the condition of the courts, Kostyuk was the better player in the French capital.
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