Marta Kostyuk says missile struck near parents’ home in Kyiv shortly before French Open win

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Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk revealed that a missile struck near her parents’ home in Kyiv shortly before her French Open match victory. The missile attack comes amid ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

Follow live coverage from the French Open on The Athletic PARIS — An emotional Marta Kostyuk said that a missile struck a building close to her parents’ house in Ukraine just hours before she beat Oksana Selekhmeteva at the French Open Sunday. Kostyuk, the No. 15 seed, described the 6-2, 6-3 win as “one of the most difficult matches of my career” in her on-court interview, following a Russian missile attack on Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, that morning. “I’m incredibly proud of myself today,” Ko