Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk defeats France's Clara Burel in second round of Olympics
Ukraine’s No. 1 tennis player Marta Kostyuk has defeated her French opponent Clara Burel in the second round of the 2024 Olympics.
The match lasted for 2 hours 3 minutes and ended with a score of 7-6(3), 6-2. Kostyuk committed seven double faults (Burel committed one) and played 7 out of 10 break points (Burel played 6 out of 11).
Kostyuk began the first set confidently, dominating the court, but Burel seized the initiative and evened the score. The set went to a tie-break, which was won by Kostyuk.
The second set was completely dominated by Kostyuk, although Burel managed to lead 5-2 when Kostyuk was unable to realise three match points. But that wasn’t enough to beat Kostyuk, who defeated her opponent with a score of 6-2.
2024 Olympics
Paris, France
Second round, 29 July
Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine) — Clara Burel (France) 7-6 (3), 6-2
Next Kostyuk will play Greece’s Maria Sakkari, who is ranked eighth in the world.
Background:
- Marta Kostyuk achieved a confident victory over Lulu Sun in her debut match at the 2024 Olympics.
- Ukrainian tennis players Daiana Yastremska and Elina Svitolina also won in the round of 32. Svitolina defeated Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima, while Yastremska beat Brazil’s Laura Pigossi.
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