A rocket landed right next to the house. A shocking confession and tears from a famous tennis player

Marta Kostiuk is one of those tennis players who certainly have the potential to achieve a really big result at Roland Garros 2026. The Ukrainian won the prestigious WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid a few weeks ago.

Kostiuk then withdrew from the competition in Rome due to health problems, which she openly talked about. Now, however, he has already made his first appearance on the courts. Roland Garros.

Marta Kostiuk movingly about Ukraine. Nightmare attack in Kiev

The Ukrainian defeated Oksana Sielekhmetyeva – winning 6:2, 6:3. Kostiuk, who is 23 years old, expressed her emotions after winning, saying how important the success was to her. And what’s more, where did her thoughts go during the day?

– I am incredibly proud of myself today. I think it was one of the most difficult matches of my career. This morning, 100 meters from my parents’ house, a rocket destroyed the building. It was a very difficult morning. I didn’t know how this match would turn out for me. I didn’t know how I would deal with it. I cried part of the morning. I don’t want to talk about myself today. I’m very happy to have reached the second round, but all my thoughts and my whole heart belong to the people in Ukraine today. Thank you very much for coming. Glory to Ukraine – said the Ukrainian tennis player after winning the match.

It is worth adding that Kostiuk was in Kiev a few weeks ago and trained, posting photos and videos from the capital of Ukraine. Unfortunately, the Russians are still carrying out a brutal offensive on the territory of our eastern neighbor.

The events of the night of May 23-24 were among the most intense in terms of the missile attack on Kiev since the outbreak of the war.

Roland Garros 2026. Where and when to watch the tournament in Paris?

It is worth recalling that Iga Świątek won the Grand Slam event in the French capital four times. The Pole won for the first time in 2020. Then Świątek truly “introduced herself” to a wider audience.

Successes in the form of wins on the courts. The best Polish tennis player also repeated Roland Garros in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Last season, Świątek reached the semi-finals of the event, losing to Aryna Sabalenka after a three-set match. However, the Belarusian did not win the cup in Paris, because it ultimately fell to the American Coco Gauff. The US tennis player will therefore defend her championship title.

The list of Świątek’s successes in Paris also includes the Olympic medal, which the Pole won during the 2024 Games. Although the “Queen of Paris” was the main favorite for the Olympic gold medal, the Polish representative ultimately won the “consolation” in the form of a bronze medal. Looking at history, the first tennis event in the history of the Polish Olympic movement – which is certainly worth noting.

RG 2026 matches are shown on Eurosport, on a total of four channels of the station. Additionally, the online competition is available via the HBO Max platform. The competition in the main tournament is scheduled from May 24 to June 7.