During the Stuttgart press conference following her epic win over Coco Gauff, Marta Kostyuk expressed her skepticism towards the use of the hawk-eye system in clay tournaments. She shared her past experience with the system during the Madrid tournament last year, where she believed the machines made mistakes similar to human umpires. Kostyuk felt that while the hawk-eye system is precise, it is different on clay courts. The Ukrainian player also highlighted the close nature of her match against Gauff, with the outcome being determined by a few points. She praised her opponent’s unique playing style and looked forward to another great match in the final.
Kostyuk in Stuttgart, ranking, and results in 2024
LLWWWWLWWW Currently the world no.27, the Ukrainian has an overall 19-6 win-loss record in 2024. Marta is playing at the moment in Stuttgart where she toppled the world no.84 Laura Siegemund 6-3 6-74 6-4, the world no.7 Qinwen Zheng 6-2 4-6 7-5, the world no.3 Cori Gauff 3-6 6-4 7-66 and the world no.8 Marketa Vondrousova 7-62 6-2.
Marta Kostyuk will fight against the world no.4 Elena Rybakina in the final on Sunday at 1:00 pm on Centre Court. Their record is 1-1.
Kostyuk was the finalist in San Diego (San Diego Open).
Kostyuk is scheduled to compete next in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open). She will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 22nd of April.
