(Video) Marta Kostyuk stuns fans with unbelievable backspin ace at Madrid Open

Marta Kostyuk hit a serve that had a lot of spin as it eventually died after hitting the service box.

(Video) Marta Kostyuk stuns fans with unbelievable backspin ace at Madrid Open

Marta Kostyuk (via X)

Marta Kostyuk had a funny reaction after hitting one of the strangest aces ever seen. The 24th seed at the Madrid Open had beaten Emma Raducanu in the last round. She is facing Veronika Kudermetova. Kostyuk made a strong start, breaking early and moving ahead with a strange serve.

During one of the games, Kostyuk hit a serve that looked like a lob. It flew high in the air and seemed like it would miss. But it dropped perfectly inside the service box for an ace. Both players stood still, shocked by what happened. Kostyuk smiled awkwardly and said sorry as she went 3-0 up.

After a tough match against Raducanu, Kostyuk found her rhythm early this time. She broke Kudermetova’s serve after a long game to lead 2-0. On game point, her wild serve dropped steeply and bounced away, leaving Kudermetova no chance to touch it.

Both players laughed and paused after the crazy shot. Kostyuk raised her hands in apology before sitting down at the changeover. She kept her momentum going and won the first set 6-0 in just over 30 minutes.

Marta Kostyuk explains injury concerns during Emma Raducanu match

Ukrainian tennis star Marta Kostyuk had some injury worries during her first match against Emma Raducanu. After winning the first set, she took a medical timeout. She spoke to the physio for a while before getting treatment on her wrist.

Marta Kostyuk
Marta Kostyuk (via X)

Emma was hitting the ball very hard on the warm-up so I think I just over-stretched it on the body and it just got progressively worse. But I don’t think it’s anything bad, it was just a very weird pain. I usually never have problems with my wrist or anything. I’ll probably fix it for the next match but it was weird.

Marta Kostyuk said in her post-match interview with Sky Sports

Although she lost the second set, Kostyuk came back strong to win 6-4, 2-6, 6-2. She later said she felt some discomfort during her warm-up. Despite the issue, she is having her best run ever in Madrid.

As a seeded player, Kostyuk got a bye straight into the second round. This is the first time she has reached the third round at the Madrid Open. She had pulled out of the Stuttgart tournament recently, where she was a finalist last year.

Kostyuk lost ranking points after missing Stuttgart, but she looks back in form now. At the Caja Magica, she is just one win away from reaching the last 16.

Emma Raducanu bounced out by Marta Kostyuk at the Madrid Open

Emma Raducanu has been knocked out of the Madrid Open in the second round. She lost to Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk. Raducanu tried to fight back in the second set, but Kostyuk stayed strong and won 6-4, 2-6, 6-2. It was Raducanu’s first tournament after a month away from the court.

Emma Raducanu
Emma Raducanu (Image via X/Cancha Central)

It was a tough day for the British women in Madrid. Katie Boulter also lost, falling to sixth seed Jasmine Paolini. Sonay Kartal was beaten by Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina. None of the British women made it past the second round.

Jasmine Paolini, ranked sixth in the world, easily beat Boulter 6-1, 6-2. The match lasted just 61 minutes. Paolini broke Boulter’s serve six times and only lost three games. She will now face Maria Sakkari in the next round.

Boulter had a tough time on serve, winning only 11 out of 46 points. She also made 21 unforced errors. Raducanu, who took a “physical and mental” break after Miami, was playing her first match back in Madrid on Wednesday.

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