PARIS (AP) 鈥� Still unbeaten on clay this season, Marta Kostyuk reached the fourth round at the for the second time on Friday and set up a big match against four-time champion Iga Swiatek.
The 15th-ranked Ukrainian is in an excellent run of form and extended her winning streak on clay to 15 matches with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Viktorija Golubic
Ahead of Roland Garros, she won in Madrid 鈥� the biggest title of her career 鈥� after she claimed another clay-court title in Rouen, France.
She previously reached the fourth round in Paris in 2021, when she lost to Swiatek. A rematch is coming up next after Swiatek defeated fellow Polish player Magda Linette 6-4, 6-4.
鈥淢arta is having a great season,鈥� said Swiatek, who has not won a title on clay since the 2024 French Open. 鈥淪he always had a game to play well. Did some semifinals of big tournaments before. Now she won Madrid. So good for her.鈥�
Swiatek, however, has won in straight sets all three times she has played Kostyuk and has experience on her side in Paris, holding a 43-3 record overall at Roland Garros.
鈥淚鈥檓 still the person who lost to her three times, and she鈥檚 won this tournament four times,鈥� Kostyuk said. 鈥淚 would love to be the one who is a favorite in this match, but I still don鈥檛 think it鈥檚 the case, even though I have this really long streak.”
Djokovic takes on Fonseca
Also advancing to the fourth round was Wang Xiyu of China, who beat Ukrainian Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-3, 7-5. The Chinese qualifier has still not dropped a set in her campaign. Eighth-seeded Mirra Andreeva progressed with a 6-4, 6-2 win against Czech opponent Marie Bouzkova. Andreeva leads the women鈥檚 tour with 32 victories this season.
In men鈥檚 action, a day after top-ranked Jannik Sinner was upset after he twice failed to serve out the match in the third set, three-time champion Novak Djokovic later takes on Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca.
Second-seeded Alexander Zverev, chasing a first major title in Paris, continues his quest for his first major trophy against Frenchman Quentin Halys during the evening session. Casper Ruud faces Tommy Paul.
Earlier, Spain鈥檚 Pablo Carreno Busta reached the fourth round at a major for the first time since the 2022 U.S. Open by defeating Argentina鈥檚 Thiago Tirante 7-6 (0), 7-5, 3-6, 6-4. Andrey Rublev beat Nuno Borges 7-5, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2).
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