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Kostyuk wins French Open match after missile strike near parents' home

Published 24 May 2026

Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk won her first-round match at the French Open on Sunday, hours after a Russian missile strike narrowly missed her parents’ home in Kyiv. The 23-year-old 15th seed defeated Oksana Selekhmeteva, a Russian-born player now representing Spain, 6-2, 6-3.

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