Marta Kostyuk celebrated her Madrid Open title with an incredible backflip celebration. Kostyuk wrote a defining moment in her career by winning the title by defeating Mirra Andreeva 6–3, 7–5 in the women’s singles final on Saturday, 2 May. She won her first WTA 1000 crown and only the third title of her career, underscoring her rapid rise on the tour.

She also became the second woman from Ukraine to win a WTA 1000 title. After winning all 12 of her matches on clay, a run that also included a title in Rouen, Kostyuk looks to be in poor form ahead of the French Open. After his win over Andreeva, Kostyuk was ecstatic and celebrated with a spectacular backflip.

How Kostyuk took down Andreeva

Kostyuk started aggressively, using raw power to dominate rallies, while Mira Andreeva relied on patience and variation to disrupt her rhythm. Kostyuk took control in the sixth game, making the score 4–2 due to his errors and increasing his lead to 5–2. Although she faltered while serving for the set and double-faulted on set point, she quickly regained her composure and took the opening set 6–3 in 34 minutes.

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Kostyuk and Andreeva picked up the pace in a dramatic second set, with early breaks and errors keeping the match fairly balanced. Andreeva led 3–1, but Kostyuk fought back to 3–3, turning it into a tense battle. At 5–4, Andreeva missed crucial set points, while Kostyuk responded with clutch aces. Andreeva’s double fault gave Kostyuk the decisive break and he confidently won the match and took the title.

Kostyuk said, “Standing here right now feels incredible. I can only thank my team for supporting me over the years. If you look at the stats, I was way down the line and I never thought I’d be standing here where I am right now, playing the way I do.”

The 23-year-old Ukrainian entered the tournament as the 26th seed, but produced a remarkable performance, defeating top players such as Jessica Pegula, Katie McNally and Linda Noskova before losing to Anastasia Potapova in the semi-finals.

Kostyuk performed exceptionally well in the final and remained undefeated on clay throughout the season.

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