French Open 2026 Results: Marta Kostyuk And Alexander Zverev Storm Into Semi-Finals After Hard-Fought Battles

French Open 2026: Alexander Zverev and Marta Kostyuk made their way into the Grand Slam semi-finals they overcame hard-fought battles in the quarter-final against Spanish teenager Rafael Jodar and Elina Svitolina, respectively. Zverev was made to work hard to win the next set but bounced back to win the next two comfortably. Meanwhile, Kostyuk won the first, lost the second and won the final to progress to the semi-final.

The German second seed, who has a golden chance of finally claiming a major title in the absence of the injured Carlos Alcaraz and with both world number one Jannik Sinner and 24-times Grand Slam winner ⁠Novak Djokovic eliminated, rallied back from a break down in the opening set to book his place in the last four at Roland Garros for the fifth time in the last six years. He will next face Czech Jakub Mensik or Brazil’s Joao Fonseca for a place in the final.

The beginning of the match between the ⁠seasoned Zverev and the much-hyped Jodar lived up to its billing with the 19-year-old Spaniard breaking for 4-2. Zverev, however, kept his composure and worked his way ⁠back into the contest, playing a succession of crosscourt backhands to pull his opponent wide. He levelled for 5-5 and powered away in ⁠a one-sided tiebreak.

The loss of the opening set was too much to handle for Jodar, who faded away and never got a chance to threaten a comeback.

French Open 2026: Marta Kostyuk dedicates victory to Ukranian Fans

Meanwhile, the 23-year-old Kostyuk dedicated her victory to the Ukrainian people as tears rolled down her cheeks during the on-court interview.

“I want to start with this historical match I played with Elina. We had a difficult night in Kyiv, so ⁠many people dead. So I give this match to the Ukrainian people and their resilience. Slava Ukraini. I want to point out Elina and her impact on Ukrainian tennis, on me and on everyone watching. She’s an unbelievable fighter. I’m so happy to be through, but I want to thank her for this incredible match.”

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Kostyuk surged into a 4-1 lead under the closed roof of Court ‌Philippe ⁠Chatrier before Svitolina clawed a break back in front of a sparse crowd. But Kostyuk broke again to move 5-3 ahead and sealed the opening set when seventh seed Svitolina sent a forehand long. The momentum shifted in the second ⁠set as Kostyuk’s serve deserted her, allowing Svitolina, who has now lost in the quarter-finals at Roland Garros for the sixth time, to level the ⁠contest. The decider turned into a tense scrap, with the first five games going against serve. Pointing her index finger to her head after ⁠finally holding for a 4-2 lead, Kostyuk steadied herself before another break and a comfortable hold secured victory and a last-four clash with Russia’s Mirra Andreeva.

(With inputs from Reuters)

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French Open 2026 Results: Marta Kostyuk And Alexander Zverev Storm Into Semi-Finals After Hard-Fought Battles

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