“Martha in three sets overcame Emma Radukan in the second round of WTA 1000 in Spain”, – WRITE: Sport.ua
In the second round, a Ukrainian, which is sown at the 24th number, in three sets beat the US Open 2021 champion Emma Radukan (UK, WTA 49) in 2 hours and 17 minutes.
WTA 1000 Madrid. Soil. 1/32 finals
Martha Kostyuk (Ukraine) [24] – Emma Raducanu (United Kingdom) – 6: 4. 2: 6, 6: 2
After the first party, Martha took a medical time out because of the problems with the right wrists.
Kostyuk took revenge in Radukan for the defeat of three years ago on Madrid’s courts in the second circle match. In total, Martha now has two victories in face -to -face confrontations with Emma. In 2021, the Ukrainian was stronger than the British in the competition in Kluzh-Napots.
Kostyuk performs at thousands of Madrid. Martha will play for the first time in the third round in the capital of Spain.
Martha became the third representative of Ukraine, who managed to break through the 1/16 finals in these competitions. Earlier, Yulia Starodubtseva and Elina Svitolina did it, and Diana Yastremskaya flew from Coco Goff.
The next rival Kostyuk will be Veronica Kudermetov’s “neutral”, who earlier in the second round won in Christina.
Three Set Thriller ✨@Marta_kostyuk Defeats Raducanu 6-4, 2-6, 6-2! #Mmopen pic.twitter.com/da3wdnhyww
– WTA (@wta) April 25, 2025
