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Iga Swiatek stunned by Marta Kostyuk to open door for first-time French Open champion

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PARIS — There will be a first-time women’s champion at Roland-Garros this year, and the odds are stacked in Marta Kostyuk’s favor.

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What happened

PARIS — There will be a first-time women’s champion at Roland-Garros this year, and the odds are stacked in Marta Kostyuk’s favor.

Why it matters

Undefeated this season on clay, the 15th-seeded Ukrainian player reached the quarterfinals at the French Open for the first time on Sunday by taking out four-time champion Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-1 and ruining her birthday.

Common ground

None of the players still in the draw have yet lifted the trophy in Paris, following Coco Gauff’s elimination on Saturday and Swiatek’s exit.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/31/sports/iga-swiatek-stunned-by-marta-kostyuk-to-set…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “following a first week marked by a suffocating heatwave, relief finally arrived in Paris on Sunday, with temperatures dropping to 21 degrees C (70 F) around midday.”
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The specific temperature of 21C/70F on that specific Sunday is a detail from the reporting; while 70F equals 21.11C, there is no independent meteorological record provided to corroborate the actual weather in Paris that day.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is an American late-night talk show created and hosted by John Oliver for HBO. The show takes a satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events. As o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Last_Week_Tonight_with…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paris in the 18th century was the second-largest city in Europe after London, with a population of about 600,000 people. The century saw the construction of Place Vendôme, the Place de la Concorde, th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_in_the_18th_century
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Paris, France.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Paris
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Claim 2: “Undefeated this season on clay, the 15th-seeded Ukrainian player reached the quarterfinals at the French Open for the first time on Sunday by taking out four-time champion Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-1”
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Multiple independent sources (AP via Nine.com.au and ESPN) confirm that Marta Kostyuk defeated Iga Swiatek on Sunday, May 31, 2026, to reach her first French Open quarterfinal.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elina Svitolina defeated Coco Gauff in the final, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2026 Italian Open. It was her third Italian Open title (after 2017 and 2018) and fif…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Italian_Open_–_Women's_si…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iga Natalia Świątek (born 31 May 2001) is a Polish professional tennis player. Currently ranked world No. 3 in women's singles by the WTA, she has held the world No. 1 ranking for a total of 125 weeks…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iga_Świątek
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marta Olehivna Kostyuk (Ukrainian: Марта Олегівна Костюк [ˈmɑrtɐ koˈsʲtʲuk]; born 28 June 2002) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings by the WTA of No. 12 in singles,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marta_Kostyuk
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Claim 3: “Kostyuk had lost her three previous matches against Swiatek and never taken a set against the former top-ranked player, who turned 25 on Sunday.”
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While the match result is confirmed, the specific head-to-head record (0-3 without winning a set) is mentioned in the context of the match but not explicitly verified by a separate statistical database in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elina Svitolina defeated Coco Gauff in the final, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2026 Italian Open. It was her third Italian Open title (after 2017 and 2018) and fif…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Italian_Open_–_Women's_si…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iga Natalia Świątek (born 31 May 2001) is a Polish professional tennis player. Currently ranked world No. 3 in women's singles by the WTA, she has held the world No. 1 ranking for a total of 125 weeks…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iga_Świątek
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marta Olehivna Kostyuk (Ukrainian: Марта Олегівна Костюк [ˈmɑrtɐ koˈsʲtʲuk]; born 28 June 2002) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings by the WTA of No. 12 in singles,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marta_Kostyuk
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Claim 4: “extended her winning streak on clay to 16 matches.”
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Multiple sources confirm the streak; one source mentions she arrived on a 16-match winning streak, and another reports Mirra Andreeva snapped a 17-match winning streak (which would include the Swiatek win).
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web search NEUTRAL — Kostyuk has won three WTA Tour singles titles, including a WTA 1000 event at the 2026 Madrid Open, and two titles in doubles. Her best performance at the majors ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marta_Kostyuk
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web search NEUTRAL — May 31, 2026 · Marta Kostyuk arrives on a 16-match winning streak and fresh off the biggest win of her career over Iga Świątek. Elina Svitolina ...
https://www.facebook.com/tennischannel/posts/marta-is-cookin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 · Mirra Andreeva snapped Marta Kostyuk's 17-match winning streak to reach her first Grand Slam final at Roland Garros. The 19-year-old became ...
https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4514107/andreeva-snaps-kostyu…
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Claim 5: “Swiatek has not won a title on clay since the 2024 French Open.”
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No evidence was provided regarding Iga Swiatek's clay court titles after the 2024 French Open.
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Claim 6: “Kostyuk had reached the fourth round at Roland Garros in 2021, losing to Swiatek.”
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Both CNN and ESPN independently report that Kostyuk reached the fourth round at Roland Garros in 2021 and lost to Swiatek.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 French Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France from 24 May to 7 June 2026. Alexander Zverev defeated Flavio Cobolli in five sets for his first…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marta Olehivna Kostyuk (Ukrainian: Марта Олегівна Костюк [ˈmɑrtɐ koˈsʲtʲuk]; born 28 June 2002) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings by the WTA of No. 12 in singles,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marta_Kostyuk
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the main career statistics of professional Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk. She has won three WTA Tour singles titles, the most significant a WTA 1000-level title at the 2026 M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marta_Kostyuk_career_statistic…
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Claim 7: “None of the players still in the draw have yet lifted the trophy in Paris, following Coco Gauff’s elimination on Saturday and Swiatek’s exit.”
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ESPN reports that Swiatek's loss 'guarantees a new French Open singles champion' in the women's draw, implying no previous champions remain.
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web search NEUTRAL — No is an English word that has a negative meaning. It is the opposite of the word yes, which is a positive term. No is used when someone is turning away something. It is also used when opposing an ide…
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/No
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web search NEUTRAL — 1. not any, not a, or not one: there's no money left; no card in the file. 2. not by a long way; not at all: she's no youngster. 3. (followed by comparative adjectives and adverbs) not: no fewer than …
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/no
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · The meaning of NO is not. How to use no in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no
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Claim 8: “who turned 25 on Sunday”
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Wikipedia confirms Iga Świątek was born on May 31, 2001, making her 25 on May 31, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jessica Pegula defeated Liudmila Samsonova in the final, 6–1, 6–0 to win the women's singles title at the 2023 Canadian Open. It was her second WTA 1000 title. Due to rain, Samsonova had to play two m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_National_Bank_Open_–_Wome…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 US Open was the 145th edition of tennis' US Open, and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It was held on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Ce…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_US_Open_(tennis)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Wimbledon Championships was a major tennis tournament which took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England from 30 June to 13 July with the prelimina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Wimbledon_Championships
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Claim 9: “Ahead of Roland Garros, she won in Madrid — the biggest title of her career — after she claimed another clay-court title in Rouen, France.”
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Wikipedia (Marta Kostyuk career statistics) confirms she won a WTA 1000-level title at the 2026 Madrid Open, which is the biggest title of her career.
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Claim 10: “It’s the same in the men’s draw, after the defeats of Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic and with Carlos Alcaraz absent because of an injury.”
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Web search results from June 2, 2026, discuss the remaining men's players and note that Alexander Zverev (a first-time major winner) won the title, and other sources mention the lack of previous champions remaining in the draw.
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web search NEUTRAL — Alexander Zverev defeated Flavio Cobolli in the final, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7 (5–7), 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2026 French Open.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_French_Open_–_Men's_singl…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... Carlos Alcaraz was the last player to join the roll of honour at Roland Garros. Having already won major trophies at the US Open (2022) and ...
https://www.atptour.com/en/news/roland-garros-2026-first-tim…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... ... players who have ever won a major remaining in the men's draw. Who ... not for Novak Djokovic, would have a major title to his name already.
https://www.si.com/tennis/french-open/ranking-eight-remainin…
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