Marta Kostyuk: everything we know so far

Marta Kostyuk and Linda Noskova lock horns for a place in the WTA Madrid semi-finals. Marta Kostyuk has emerged this Friday as one of the stories drawing attention in South Africa.

Key facts

• Marta Kostyuk and Linda Noskova lock horns for a place in the WTA Madrid semi-finals.
• The pair are tough to split on paper, though Kostyuk is the bookies’ favourite before a ball has been struck in anger, priced at 8/15 to go through.
• It has been a fine 2026 for Kostyuk, with the 23-year-old picking up her second WTA singles title at the Open de Rouen earlier in the month.
• We can see the scoreline being close, and PricedUp’s solid tennis odds of 3/1 for Kostyuk to win by two sets to one is a standout bet.
• The action in Spain is heating up, with two women's quarter-finals to look forward to on Wednesday.

What we know

Going deeper, the pair are tough to split on paper, though Kostyuk is the bookies’ favourite before a ball has been struck in anger, priced at 8/15 to go through.

On the substance, it has been a fine 2026 for Kostyuk, with the 23-year-old picking up her second WTA singles title at the Open de Rouen earlier in the month.

Beyond the headlines, We can see the scoreline being close, and PricedUp’s solid tennis odds of 3/1 for Kostyuk to win by two sets to one is a standout bet.

More precisely, the action in Spain is heating up, with two women's quarter-finals to look forward to on Wednesday.

It is worth noting that as the Madrid Open reaches its latter stages, the action at Park Manzanares in the Spanish capital is heating up.

By the numbers

At this stage, Odds taken from PricedUp at 9:03 UK Time on 29 April, 2026.

On a related note, Noskova, who only turned 21 last November, has been making waves on the WTA Tour.

Going deeper, the young Czech became the youngest player to reach the top 50 in February 2023 and is currently ranked 12th in the world.

On the substance, In 2024, Noskova won her first WTA singles title, defeating Lulu Sun to come out on top at the Monterrey Open in Mexico.

The wider context

On a related note, We have some tasty quarter-finals from the women’s tournament to look forward to this Wednesday, including the Karolina Pliskova.

Going deeper, She would love to get her hands on another trophy this weekend in Madrid, but edging out Kostyuk will be a tall order.

On the substance, this all-action quarter-final could go either way, but Kostyuk’s extra experience could get the Ukrainian over the line.

Beyond the headlines, Pliskova has all the experience in the world at 34, reaching two Grand Slam finals and winning a host of singles titles.

More precisely, Potapova became the first lucky loser to reach a Madrid quarter since the start of the women’s event in 2009.

The bottom line

• The pair are tough to split on paper, though Kostyuk is the bookies’ favourite before a ball has been struck in anger, priced at 8/15 to go through.
• It has been a fine 2026 for Kostyuk, with the 23-year-old picking up her second WTA singles title at the Open de Rouen earlier in the month.
• The action in Spain is heating up, with two women's quarter-finals to look forward to on Wednesday.
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