1 / 8Relive the top shots from the 2026 french OpenMay 25: Ben Shelton of US serves to Spain’s Daniel Merida during their men’s singles match on day 2 of the French Open tennis tournament on Court Suzanne-Lenglen at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris.. Swiatek’s 25th birthday celebration turned sour with a 7-5, 6-1 loss to the 15th-seeded Ukrainian. Swiatek, the women’s No. 3 seed, becomes the latest marquee player unable to reach the quartrefinal round this year at Roland Garros, joining men’s world No.
1 Jannik Sinner, 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic and defending women’s champion Coco Gauff in bowing out over the last three days. It leaves No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka as favorite to claim her first title in Paris, though Kostyuk will be one to watch as she builds the momentum that has helped her sparkle on clay this season.
Poland’s Iga Swiatek reacts during her fourth-round match against Ukraine’s Marta kostyuk at the French Open. “I’m still in shock,” Kostyuk said in an on-court interview. “I feel like I’ve given myself more space to just create something, to challenge my opponents.
I woke up in the morning and all I thought was ‘what an unbelievable day I have to live today… there’s nothing I could do other than this. ‘“I try not to focus at all on winning and losing, because I’m not playing tennis to win. I’m playing tennis because I love it.
I want to connect to people, I want to feel this energy… make people happy and unite people. “With the win, Kostyuk ran her record on clay this season to 15-0.2026 French Open results, Day 8Women’s singles(15) Marta Kostyuk, Ukraine, def. (3) Iga Swiatek, Poland, 7-5, 6-1.
(18) Sorana Cirstea, Romania, def. Wang Xiyu, China, 6-3, 7-6 (4). (7) Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, def.
(11) Belinda Bencic, switzerland, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0. (8) Mirra Andreeva, Russia def. Jil Teichmann, Switzerland, 6-3, 6-2Men’s singles(27) Rafael Jodar, Spain, def.
Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2. (2) Alexander Zverev, Germany def. Jesper de Jong, Netherlands, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-1.
(28) Joao Fonseca, Brazil def. (15) Casper Ruud, 7-5, 7-6 (8), 5-7, 6-2(26) Jakub Mensik, Czech Republic def. (11) Andrey Rublev, Russia, 6-3, 7-6 (8), 4-6, 2-6, 6-3Contributing: ReutersThis article originally appeared on USA TODAY Sports: French Open Day 8 results: No.
3 Iga Swiatek upset by Marta Kostyuk
