Marta Kostyuk believes her breakthrough run at the French Open and her determination to speak out about Russia’s war in Ukraine successfully served as a reminder, to people who may have forgotten, about the horrors unfolding in her home country as she suffered a heavy loss to highest ranked Russian player, Mirra Andreeva, in the semi-finals.
“Yeah, for sure,” Kostyuk said. “I will never forget the ovations I received after my match [against fellow Ukrainian Elina Svitolina] in the quarter-finals. This is something I will carry with me forever. I will never believe anyone who is at the world stage of this sport saying they have zero influence or anything, because I experienced this myself.”
