For Marta Kostyuk, her first WTA 1000 final will go beyond the tennis court
MADRID — Marta Kostyuk is having herself a month. Two weeks ago, she won her first title in three years, at the WTA 250 Rouen Open in France. On Saturday, she will play for the biggest one of her career, when she meets Mirra Andreeva in the Madrid Open final.
It is Kostyuk’s first WTA 1000 title tilt, a year on from a tempestuous quarterfinal in the Spanish capital against world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka. Kostyuk lost that match 7-6(4), 7-6(7), but it turned with Sabalenka serving down 5-4 in the se
MADRID — Marta Kostyuk is having herself a month. Two weeks ago, she won her first title in three years, at the WTA 250 Rouen Open in France . On Saturday, she will play for the biggest one of her career, when she meets Mirra Andreeva in the Madrid Open final.
It is Kostyuk’s first WTA 1000 title tilt, a year on from a tempestuous quarterfinal in the Spanish capital against world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka . Kostyuk lost that match 7-6(4), 7-6(7), but it turned with Sabalenka serving down 5-4 in the second-set tiebreak.
She missed a first serve, with rain falling. She then approached chair umpire Jenny Zhang, who told her to continue. Sabalenka threw the ball up, caught it, and went to sit on her bench.
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