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The prestigious WTA1000 tennis tournament is currently taking place in Cincinnati, USA. Nearly a hundred players competed in the women's draw.
Seven of them were Ukrainian. The Ukrainian who lasted the longest in the tournament was Marta Kostyuk, who has already advanced three rounds in Cincinnati, reports 24 Channel.
Who Kostyuk beat
The Kyiv native skipped the first round thanks to her high ranking. In the second round Kostyuk defeated Sofia Kenin and went on to face another well-known American.
That was Sloane Stephens, who previously won the US Open in 2017 and reached the French Open final in 2018. However, the American is currently only ranked 240 in the WTA rankings.
Marta managed to live up to her favorite status, although Stephens fought hard in both sets. In each set the American started with a break but then lost the advantage.
Marta Kostyuk – Sloane Stephens 2:0 (7:5, 7:5)
There were every chance of seeing tiebreaks after scores of 5:5 in the sets. But Marta closed out her opponent and won by 7:5. Thus, the Ukrainian advanced to the 1/8 final.
How Kostyuk beat Stephens: watch the video
There she will play against unflagged Mirra Andreeva. The Russian is sixth in the WTA rankings and has already knocked out Oleksandra Oliynykova in Cincinnati.
Unfortunately, Elina Svitolina was unable to continue at the tournament due to injury. She is expected to play soon at the US Open in doubles with her husband Gaël Monfils.
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