French Open Day 10 - Can Kostyuk win it all for Ukraine?
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.5 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 2 June 2026
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Catherine, David and Matt look back on a day which saw Mirra Andreeva, Marta Kostyuk, Alexander Zverev and Jakub Mensik reach the semi-finals at Roland Garros.
Part one - We discuss Kostyuk’s remarkable surge to defeat Svitolina, her moving words about the the significance of an all-Ukrainian match on a day when Kyiv was hit by bombing, and her chances of going on to win the title. Plus, analysis of Andreeva’s incredibly impressive performance to thrash Sorana Cirstea.
Part two (25:46) - We react to Mensik’s straight-sets win over Joao Fonseca, including how the indoor conditions affected things, Mensik’s business-like approach in the first two sets, and the electrifying finish as Fonseca saved six match points before Mensik eventually closed it out. How much concern is there about Mensik’s levels of endurance ahead of his semi-final against Zverev?
Part three (48:36) - A preview of tomorrow’s quarter-finals. Can Maja Chwalinska upset Anna Kalinskaya? Who’s the favourite between Flavio Cobolli and Felix Auger-Aliassime?
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the tennis podcast on day 10 of the French Open, the first day of quarterfinal action and the first day of rain here at Ronald Garras. |
| 0:20.3 | The heavens have been intermittently and very dramatically opening here in Paris, |
| 0:26.1 | which may or may not be a pathetic fallacy, |
| 0:28.5 | because Matt Roberts' current mood is low. |
| 0:31.8 | Send hugs through the ether to Matt Roberts, folks. |
| 0:37.8 | Yeah, the news I've been dreading arrived about half an hour ago. |
| 0:43.4 | What news was that, Matt? |
| 0:45.4 | One of the most important men in my life has left me. |
| 0:49.4 | Marco Silver, the fallen manager. |
| 0:52.9 | We've had five great years. |
| 0:54.9 | He's gone to sunnier climbs. |
| 0:56.5 | He has. |
| 0:57.0 | He's gone to Portugal. |
| 0:58.2 | We can blame him. |
| 0:59.5 | He couldn't unmute the Marco Silver farewell video that the Fullum official account put out |
| 1:06.4 | because he didn't feel emotionally prepared for the sad music that they might have'm not ready. I'll watch that in a few days. When he's stronger. We are coming to you here in part one, folks. It's around about 6pm, 615. Night session is still to come. Laura Siegman is actually doing her best to delay the night session. |
| 1:28.3 | She and Eduar Roger Vassalain have been drafted in to fill intentionally blank |
| 1:32.6 | or else we would be recording this in our usual lovely spot on Chattray. |
| 1:37.4 | But no, we are coming to you in part one from the area, |
| 1:43.1 | the place where David loiters with his microphone on Media Day, |
| 1:46.4 | which feels quite a long time ago now, doesn't it? |
| 1:50.1 | Remember the boycott? |
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