Live WTA Rankings: Marta Kostyuk close to big breakthrough as she extends winning streak
Marta Kostyuk has broken new ground as she has reached her maiden Grand Slam semi-final after winning the all-Ukrainian clash against Elina Svitolina with the result helping her to edge closer to the top 10 of the rankings.
The 23-year-old Kostyuk has not lost a match on clay this year as she was the last player standing at the Open de Rouen and the Madrid Open while she has taken her unbeaten run to 17 matches by reaching the last four at Roland Garros.
The 15th seed broke twice in the first set before Svitolina returned the favour in the second set to take the match to a decider as both players struggled to hold serve early. The third set started with five consecutive breaks before Kostyuk held.
A second break confirmed the 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 win in one hour and 49 minutes for the world No 15, who will face No 8 Mirra Andreeva – the player she beat in the Madrid Open final in April – for a place in the French Open final.
Kostyuk – whose previous best run in Paris was a fourth-round appearance back in 2021 – paid tribute to former world No 3 Svitolina, saying: “Of course I want to point out Elina and her incredible impact on Ukrainian tennis, on Ukrainians, and on me…
“And everyone who’s watching… she’s an unbelievable fighter. I’m so happy to be in the semi-finals. But I want to thank her again for this incredible match.”
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She is now just two matches away from being undefeated on clay this year, but she is refusing to look past her next match.
“I still think it’s very far. I have to play Mirra in the semi-finals. I’m very excited for Thursday and hopefully you guys come and support me,” Kostyuk said.
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Having lost in the first round of the 2025 French Open, Kostyuk had only 10 points to defend so she was always in a good position in the Live Rankings.
She started the tournament in 15th place with 2,387 points and her run to the last four has earned her 770 points (780 for a semi-final appearance minus 10 from 2025), which has seen her climb three places to No 12.
Victory over Andreeva, who beat Sorana Cirstea 6-0, 6-3 in under an hour, will see her move to 3,677 points and up to No 9 while a title run will see her move up to No 8 with Svitolina moving down one place.
