Swiatek out of French Open as Kostyuk, Svitolina book all-Ukrainian quarter-final

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · May 31, 2026 · 858 words

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Swiatek out of French Open as Kostyuk, Svitolina book all-Ukrainian quarter-final Four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek suffered a shock fourth-round exit at Roland Garros on Sunday, falling 7-5 6-1 to Madrid Open winner Marta Kostyuk on her 25th…

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Third seed Swiatek became the latest top contender to crash out, while Alexander Zverev advanced to the quarter-finals.

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Four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek exited Roland Garros on Sunday as the top seeds continued to fall at the start of the second week, while Alexander Zverev booked his spot in the quarter-finals.

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Claim 1: “the 19-year-old's five-set win over fellow countryman Pablo Carreno Busta... Jodar battled back from two sets down to beat the 34-year-old 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.”

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Claim 2: “The Brazilian teenager will next take on fellow first-time Grand Slam quarter-finalist Jakub Mensik, who battled past Andrey Rublev in five sets.”

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Claim 3: “German second seed Zverev... The 29-year-old three-time major finalist eased through the fourth round with a 7-6 (7/3), 6-4, 6-1 win over 106th-ranked Dutch lucky loser Jesper de Jong.”

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Claim 4: “Alexander Zverev advanced to the quarter-finals.”

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Multiple sources, including a Wikipedia entry for the 2026 French Open and news reports, confirm Zverev reached the quarterfinals and eventually won the title in 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carlos Alcaraz defeated Alexander Zverev in the final, 6–3, 2–6, 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2024 French Open. It was his first French Open title and third major title o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_French_Open_–_Men's_singl…

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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_French_Open

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexander "Sascha" Zverev (German pronunciation: [alɛkˈsandɐ ˈzaʃa ˈzvɛʁɛf]; born 20 April 1997) is a German professional tennis player and the current world No. 3. He has been ranked as high as world…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Zverev

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Claim 5: “Teenager Andreeva, who defeated 170th-ranked Swiss Jil Teichmann in straight sets”

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Claim 6: “Indeed since last winning in Paris in 2024, Swiatek has only lifted three titles in the two subsequent seasons.”

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The evidence confirms Swiatek won the 2024 French Open, but there is no specific data provided regarding the exact number of titles she won in the 'two subsequent seasons' following that victory.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Two-time defending champion Iga Świątek defeated Jasmine Paolini in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2024 French Open. It was her fourth French Open and fifth major t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_French_Open_–_Women's_sin…

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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 — This is a list of the main career statistics of Polish professional tennis player Iga Swiatek.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iga_Świątek_career_statistics

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Claim 7: “Since winning Roland Garros in her second appearance at the tournament in 2020, Swiatek had never gone more than two years without hoisting aloft the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen”

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The claim is explicitly mirrored in the ABS-CBN Sports report regarding Swiatek's exit from the 2026 French Open.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Iga Świątek tennis season officially began on 30 December 2024 as the start of the 2025 WTA Tour. Iga Świątek entered the season as the world No. 2 player in singles. During the season, she w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Iga_Świątek_tennis_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the main career statistics of Polish professional tennis player Iga Swiatek.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iga_Świątek_career_statistics

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Claim 8: “Aryna Sabalenka ended her bid to win a fourth consecutive French Open in the semi-finals last year”

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While there is general information about Sabalenka and Swiatek, the provided evidence does not contain specific match results for a semi-final between them in the previous year's French Open to confirm or deny this specific claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aryna Siarhiejeŭna Sabalenka (born 5 May 1998) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She is the current world No. 1 in women's singles by the WTA and is a former No. 1 in doubles. Sabalenka has …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryna_Sabalenka

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the main career statistics of Polish professional tennis player Iga Swiatek.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iga_Świątek_career_statistics

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Claim 9: “Sorana Cirstea continued her remarkable renaissance during her farewell season on tour as the 36-year-old bested Chinese world number 148 Wang Xiyu 6-3, 7-6 (7/4).”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a match between Sorana Cirstea and Wang Xiyu.

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Claim 10: “For Kostyuk, reaching a first quarter-final at Roland Garros was just the latest high mark in a fine clay-court season, in which she claimed the 250-level event in Rouen, as well as a first WTA 1000 title in the Spanish capital.”

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Web search results confirm Marta Kostyuk won the WTA 250 in Rouen (April 20, 2026) and the WTA 1000 in Madrid (May 2, 2026).

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web search NEUTRAL — May 5, 2026 ... A chaotic couple of weeks at the Mutua Madrid Open ended with a first-time WTA 1000 champion, a breakthrough performance from an American, ...
https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4498324/week-in-review-marta-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 20, 2026 ... Ukraine's No.1 defeated China's Wang Xinyu 6–3, 7–6 in the final, securing the 19th singles title of her career — 12 of them on hard ...
https://www.facebook.com/UkraineUA.MFA/posts/marta-kostyuk-w…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 2, 2026 ... Marta Kostyuk captured the biggest title of her career Saturday in Madrid, defeating Mirra Andreeva in straight sets to win the 2026 Mutua ...
https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4497140/kostyuk-breaks-throug…

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Claim 11: “After winning a first WTA 1000 title in eight years earlier in May at the Italian Open”

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Instagram and Facebook posts from May 16, 2026, confirm Svitolina won the Italian Open (Rome), noting it was her first WTA 1000 title in eight years.

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web search NEUTRAL — Svitolina has won 20 WTA Tour singles titles, including the 2018 WTA Finals and five WTA 1000-level tournaments, and has reached four major semifinals. Elina ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elina_Svitolina

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web search NEUTRAL — May 16, 2026 ... Eight years since her last WTA 1000 title. This is the new Svitolina, and this is the moment that crowns it. The champion in Rome for a third ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYaRZcVtPih/

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web search NEUTRAL — May 16, 2026 ... Andy Moore Playing career best tennis! ... Mardy Hart bine punctat! ... Sello Namo I love Elina, but she won't win the french sorry to say.She had ...
https://www.facebook.com/usopentennis/posts/elina-svitolina-…

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Claim 12: “The Romanian will face Russian eighth seed Mirra Andreeva in what will be her first quarter-final appearance at the French Open in 17 years.”

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Claim 13: “Four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek suffered a shock fourth-round exit at Roland Garros on Sunday, falling 7-5 6-1 to Madrid Open winner Marta Kostyuk on her 25th birthday.”

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Web search results from ABS-CBN Sports and other sources confirm Iga Swiatek lost to Marta Kostyuk on May 31, 2026 (her 25th birthday, as she was born May 31, 2001).

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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 — This is a list of the main career statistics of Polish professional tennis player Iga Swiatek.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iga_Świątek_career_statistics

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Claim 14: “Elina Svitolina next stands between her compatriot and the last four after she fought back to beat Swiss 11th seed Belinda Bencic 4-6, 6-4, 6-0.”

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Multiple sources (CNA, Rajdeep Saha, and others) confirm Elina Svitolina defeated Belinda Bencic 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 to reach the 2026 French Open quarterfinals.

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web search NEUTRAL — Elina Svitolina reaches French Open 2026 quarter-finals: Decoding stats. 22 hours ago. By Rajdeep Saha.French Open 2026: Svitolina rallies past Bencic to reach Roland Garros quarterfinal. 23 hours ago…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — PARIS, May 31 : Seventh seed Elina Svitolina began slowly but finished strongly to beat Switzerland's Belinda Bencic 4-6 6-4 6-0 and reach the quarter-finals of the French Open on Sunday, booking an a…
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/svitolina-rallies-past…

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web search NEUTRAL — Svitolina sets all-Ukrainian quarterfinal. Seventh seed bounces back to deny Olympic champion in three sets. Elina Svitolina, R4, Roland-Garros 2026.
https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/2026-edition-svit…

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Claim 15: “Joao Fonseca, Novak Djokovic's conqueror in the last 32, felled another big name as he beat two-time FrenchOpen finalist Casper Ruud 7-5, 7-6 (10/8), 5-7, 6-2”

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Claim 16: “Kostyuk, who is on a 15-match win streak on the red dirt.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a 15-match win streak for Marta Kostyuk on clay.

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