Tearful Kostyuk advances at French Open after family’s close call with missile attack in Ukraine
Marta Kostyuk advanced in the French Open despite a distressing morning when a missile nearly struck her parents' home in Ukraine. After winning her match against Oksana Selekhmeteva, she expressed her emotional struggle and relief that her family was unharmed. Kostyuk emphasized the importance of resilience, inspired by the Ukrainian people enduring their own hardships.
- ▪Marta Kostyuk won her first-round match at the French Open against Oksana Selekhmeteva with a score of 6-2, 6-3.
- ▪She learned that a missile had destroyed a building 100 meters from her parents' home in Ukraine just hours before her match.
- ▪Kostyuk expressed her emotional turmoil but felt compelled to play, drawing strength from the resilience of her fellow Ukrainians.
6 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 8 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 3 centre.
- ▪ Tearful Kostyuk reaches French Open 2nd round and speaks of missile attack back home in Ukraine - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Tearful Kostyuk speaks of Ukraine missile attack after 'most difficult' French Open win — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ Kostyuk's emotional speech after attacks on Ukraine — The Sydney Morning Herald
- ▪ Emotional Kostyuk dedicates win to Ukraine — BBC Sport
- ▪ Kostyuk dedicates opening Roland Garros win to Ukraine — Yahoo Sports
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Open this photo in gallery:Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine celebrates her win against Oksana Selekhmeteva of Spain during their first round singles match at the French Open in Paris on Sunday.Thibault Camus/The Associated PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountMarta Kostyuk’s first-round win at the French Open became one of her toughest matches after she found out beforehand that a missile almost hit her parents’ home in Ukraine.Kostyuk fought back tears after beating Oksana Selekhmeteva 6-2, 6-3 on Court Simonne-Mathieu on the opening day of the clay-court Grand Slam at Roland Garros in western Paris.“I think it was one of the most difficult matches of my career,” the 15th-seeded Kostyuk said.
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