Kostyuk defeats eminent opponent to reach the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in Germany

Marta Kostyuk
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On Thursday, April 18, Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk defeated Chinese player Zheng Qinwen in the 1/8 finals of the WTA 500 tournament

It is reported by Espresso.TV.

The second round match of the WTA 500 tournament in Stuttgart (Germany) ended with Marta Kostyuk's victory over Zheng Qinwen - 6:2, 4:6, 7:5. The match lasted 2 hours and 42 minutes.

The Ukrainian served three times, made 8 double faults and realized 4/14 break points.

In the third set, Marta Kostyuk was down 3:5, but managed to win 5 match points.

Zheng is ranked 7th in the WTA rankings. The Chinese tennis player is a finalist of the Australian Open-2024.

In the quarterfinals of the tournament, Kostyuk will meet Corey Goff, the third world number one from the United States.

WTA 500

Stuttgart, Germany

1/8 finals

April 18

Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine) - Zheng Qinwen (China) - 6:2, 4:6, 7:5

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