
Fighting for a higher force, Ukrainian crusader and grand slam dreamer Marta Kostyuk is remaining philosophical despite falling painfully short of reaching the Australian Open semi-finals.
Kostyuk stretched US Open champion Coco Gauff for three hours and seven minutes before finally succumbing 7-6 (8-6) 6-7 (3-7) 6-2 to the fourth seed in a Melbourne Park thriller on Tuesday.