Marta Kostyuk (27) lost in the opening round of the WTA 500 tournament held in Washington to British player Emma Raducanu (46).

The match lasted 1 hour and 56 minutes and ended with a score of 7:6(4), 6:4.

When Kostyuk struggles, her level of play resembles a sine wave. In the first half of the opening set, Marta had break points on every serve from Raducanu, but converted only one, immediately surrendering her own serve. She then had to fight for her own games.

Kostyuk managed to push the match to a tiebreak, where she quickly found herself down 0:4, but managed to equalize, only to lose three consecutive points afterward.

In the second set, the British player led 3:0 and 4:1, but Marta managed to tie it up at four. However, another dip in her performance led to a 4:6 loss in the match.

Throughout the match, Kostyuk recorded 3 aces, 7 double faults, and 2 breaks. Her opponent had 2 aces, 4 faults on serve, and 3 breaks.

Mubadala City DC Open – WTA 500

Washington, USA, hard

Prize money: $1,064,510

First round, July 22

Emma Raducanu (UK) – Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine) 7:6(4), 6:4

This was the fourth meeting between the two, with the British player leveling the series 2:2. In the next round, Raducanu will face the winner of the match between Naomi Osaka (51, Japan) and Yulia Putintseva (43, Kazakhstan).

This marks Kostyuk's sixth consecutive loss in WTA tournaments, with her last victory occurring on May 11 against Leylah Fernandez at the Rome Masters.

It is worth mentioning that Kostyuk recently shared her thoughts on her prospects for the upcoming US Open.