Tennis
PHOTOGRAPH. Kostyuk ends wild match at Australian Open with leg injury
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
Source: Sport UA
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