January 18 Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk He suffered defeat at the beginning of the 2026 Australian Open.

The Ukrainian player was defeated in three sets in the first round Another Jacquemot (France, WTA 58) with a score of 7:6 (7:4), 6:7 (4:7), 6:7 (7:10) in 3 hours 27 minutes.

Marta finished the match with a leg injury. In the 12th game of the third set, with a score of 5:6 (30:15), Kostyuk sprained his ankle and took a medical timeout.

In the super tiebreak Marta immediately started losing 1:5 and 4:7, managed to equalize at 7:7 but unfortunately lost the last three points.

For the first time in five years, Kostyuk failed to advance past the opening round of the Australian Open.

Jacquemot will compete with Yulia Putintseva, who defeated Beatrice Haddad Maya, in the second round.

PHOTOGRAPH. Kostyuk ends wild match at Australian Open with leg injury

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina (WTA 12) made a successful start to the Australian Open 2026 by beating the Spanish representative Kristina Buksha (WTA 51).

After the match, Elina published a message on her Instagram page describing her victory in one word: “Beautiful 🔥”, she wrote, and added a few photos from the match to the post.

In the next round of the competition, Svitolina will play the winner of the double between Linda Klimovicheva (WTA 134) and Francesca Jones (WTA 69).

Earlier, Elina talked about Gael Monfils’ important role in her success earlier this season, talking about her victory over Kristina Buksha.

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