Her 7-5, 6-1 victory extended her unbeaten streak on clay this season to 16 matches, only the second woman after Justine Henin in 2005, since WTA rankings began, to notch as many.
“I’m still in shock, you know, to beat such an unbelievable player who won four times here and I lost [three] times to her before this,” Kostyuk said. “So, never taken a set off her, it’s incredible. I still cannot believe it.”
Since returning from injury, which drew a line through her February, Kostyuk has been unstoppable on the terre battue.
