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Kostyuk dedicates opening Roland Garros win to Ukraine

Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk said a Russian missile landed close to her family home. (Photo: AFP)

PARIS (FRANCE) - Marta Kostyuk dedicated her first-round win on Sunday at Roland Garros to her home country of Ukraine, saying the war got "the closest it has ever been to my house" after her family home narrowly avoided being struck by a missile.

The Kyiv native beat Oksana Selekhmeteva, who was born in Russia but obtained Spanish nationality four days ago, 6-2, 6-3 to get her campaign in Paris off to a strong start.

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