NEWS
MARTA KOSTYUK BEATS COCO GAUFF IN NEARLY 3-HOUR EPIC TO REACH STUTTGART SEMIS, WILL FACE MARKETA VONDROUSOVA
Kostyuk hit 35 winners in the topsy turvy encounter that featured 16 breaks. Gauff actually won more points, 117 to 116.
“It was very, very close,” Kostyuk said after. “It’s really a matter of a couple of points, if not one. It’s an amazing feeling to be in the semifinals here.”
Stuttgart marks the first major red clay court event of the 2024 season, the WTA 500 staged indoors. Madrid and Rome will follow over the coming weeks, with Roland-Garros set for the end of May. Stade Roland-Garros will be home of the Olympic tennis event,