Marta Kostyuk v Elina Svitolina
- Ukraine v Ukraine
- WTA 1000 Madrid champ v WTA 1000 Rome champ
- 16-match win streak v 10-match win-streak
- 1st #RolandGarros SF on the line for both
Marta Kostyuk extends her winning streak to 15 matches.
Previous best win streak was 7, in early 2020, the bulk of which came on the ITF circuit.
Longest tour-level win streak previously came at Austin in 2023, when she won 5 straight to win the title.
1/2) Birrell 7th woman repping AUS to beat top-5 player at a Slam in past 40yrs
2026 RG - Birrell d #5 Pegula
2022 US - Tomljanovic d #5 Kontaveit
2011 US - Stosur d #2 Zvonareva
2010 RG - Stosur d #4 Jankovic
2010 RG - Stosur d #1 Serena
2009 RG - Stosur d #4 Dementieva
Big match, bigger motivation, the biggest belief in yourself - @kimbirrell98 knows what it will take to get past Pegula in her opening match at Roland Garros 💪
Hear the Aussie star on our latest episode of The Sit-Down: https://t.co/Jdq8pJfQdh
In the past 10 years, only three men have won #RolandGarros:
Nadal (5) - 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
Djokovic (3) - 2016, 2021, 2023
Alcaraz (2) - 2024, 2025
Sinner's trajectory in his past seven claycourt events:
QF - Madrid 2024
SF - Roland Garros 2024
F - Rome 2025
F - Roland Garros 2025
W - Monte Carlo 2026
W - Madrid 2026
W - Rome 2026
Roland Garros 2026 - ?
2 things in women’s tennis that feel cursed this decade and never happen for some reason, even though we have come close a few times
1.) A matchup between Coco Gauff & Elena Rybakina (still waiting since 2022 Toronto)
2.) A Grand Slam Final between Iga Swiatek & Aryna Sabalenka
Hear about Mary Carillo winning the 1977 Roland Garros mixed doubles title with John McEnroe, from the master storyteller herself 😍
New episode of The Sit-Down, live now 🎧: https://t.co/Jdq8pJfQdh
With their 2026 Indian Wells match their first meeting in almost eight years, Sabalenka and Osaka could face off again just weeks later in Madrid.
Both are into to 3R, and if Sabalenka beats Cristian and Osaka overcomes qualifier Kalinina, they'll clash in 4R.
Jelena Ostapenko gets candid on how life changed in all ways after becoming a Grand Slam champion at 20 🙌
🎧 Latest episode of The Sit-Down: https://t.co/sxtzlxGsGi