“The second super victory in a row: Marta knocked out the ninth racket of the world from five hundred!”, — write: sport.ua
In the quarterfinals, the Ukrainian defeated the ninth ranked player in the world in two sets Mir Andreevwhich acts in a “neutral” status.
WTA 500 Brisbane. Hard, 1/4 final
Mirra Andreeva [6] – Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine) [16] – 6:7 (7:9), 3:6
Marta held the first face-to-face confrontation against Andreeva. In the second game, Kostiuk lost with a break 0:2, and then from the score 2:3 took four games in a row and ended the match.
Kostiuk won the 11th victory in her career over tennis players from the top 10. In the last round of Brisbane, Marta knocked out world number three Amanda Anisimov.
Marta’s next opponent will be the fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula, who passed Diana Yastremska in the 1/8 finals. Kostyuk previously played against Pegula five times and suffered four defeats.
Kostiuk reached her first Tour semifinal since April 2024 and the eighth of her career.