French Open Day 8 - Kostyuk and stress send Swiatek packing
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.5 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 1 June 2026
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
This crazy French Open took yet another twist on Sunday as Iga Swiatek was beaten by Marta Kostyuk before a thrilling Joao Fonseca performance in the night session. Catherine, David and Matt recorded on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the end of it all.
Part one - We unpack Swiatek’s loss. Where did it go wrong for her? Will she ever rediscover her best form? How did the combination of Kostyuk's game and match nerves unsettle her? And what can Kostyuk go on to achieve at this tournament? We look ahead to her quarter-final showdown with fellow Ukrainian Elina Svitolina. On the men’s side, there’s chat about Rafael Jodar surviving another five setter to set up a meeting with Alexander Zverev.
Part two (39:28) - Reaction to an electric night session win for Joao Fonseca over Casper Ruud.
Part three (59:38) - We cover the surprising news that Naomi Osaka vs Aryna Sabalenka will be in the night decision and discuss what that decision says about the French Tennis Federation.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the tennis podcast coming to you from Paris, but a different Paris to the one that we've been inhabiting for the past week. |
| 0:19.0 | The air is finally breathable again, |
| 0:21.4 | and it's like the city has breathed a huge sigh of relief, |
| 0:26.2 | so much so that we're actually recording part one of this show outside in the media seats |
| 0:31.8 | on court Philippe Chattrier between sessions. |
| 0:35.8 | It couldn't be a more beautiful spot and a more beautiful temperature to talk |
| 0:39.8 | about tennis. We have earned this, folks. Today is kind of the day that things get really serious |
| 0:45.4 | at a ground slam. The start of the fourth round action places in the quarterfinals up for grabs. |
| 0:50.7 | And one of those places this time around will not be going to the four-time former champion here, |
| 0:57.5 | a woman that for a couple of years there enjoyed Nadal-like dominance on this clay court behind me here. |
| 1:05.2 | Eegershvontek was beaten 7561 earlier today by Ukrainian 15 seed, |
| 1:11.5 | the Madrid champion Marta Kostchuk in a match mat |
| 1:14.8 | that saw all of Shontek's demons that we spent a lot of time |
| 1:19.4 | talking about over the last 12 months or so, |
| 1:21.7 | all of them raised their heads. |
| 1:24.9 | Yeah, definitely. |
| 1:26.5 | I think coming into this match, |
| 1:29.7 | knew it was a danger match, |
| 1:31.2 | Riega Shventec, |
| 1:32.3 | against someone who'd won 15 matches in a row on clay |
| 1:36.1 | and is in the form of her life. |
| 1:39.2 | And I didn't think Shviontec had been brilliant |
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