Marta Kostyuk vs. Katherine Sebov | 2026 Toronto Round 2 | WTA Match Highlights

Her eyes will be on the top 10, but that'll be some way away. Oh, what a beauty down the line. And it's more like it from Kostiuk and the... Get behind Sebov. Look at the body language. That's more like it from Kostiuk. Some aggression there. He doesn't possess huge power, Sebov, but the placement is very good. Yeah, down the middle. That was enough. Plenty of pace behind it. No. Yeah, that just slipped away at the very end for Sebov. Well, Kostiuk couldn't afford a smile. I think there's some relief behind that. She has got away with one there. It was a really poor start. Very slow out the block. Sebov got herself 4-1 up, but never really pushed on. Kostiuk sneaks in on the tiebreak in 56 minutes. Oh, much more energy now. Oh, Marta, that is magnificent. Ah, that's brilliant. Just saw Sebov moving over to the right. This has just been when she's been able to rely on the amount of winning that she's done this season, isn't it? And that has drifted wide. A tail of two sets for Kostiuk. The first one, forgettable. The second one, superb. But the bottom line and the most important thing from a point of view, it is another win in a tremendous season for the Ukrainian, getting past captain Sebov. 7-6, 6-0. And she'll be happy with that second set. The smile on Kostiuk's face. And that first set, she just had to dig in. She just had to find a way. Well, Marta, well played. It feels like that match, a story of two sets. Clicking into gear very much so in the second set and safely through to the next round. Well played. How do you assess your performance? Yeah, first tournament back on hardcourt and playing against home favorite. First time playing on this court, actually. So, you know, the start was a little bit shaky, but very happy that I pulled it off in two sets. And thank you so much, guys, for your support today. Yeah, listen, you're a popular player wherever you go and playing incredible tennis at the moment, obviously on the back of Virtus.Madrid semifinals at Wimbledon and Roland Garros. Back-to-back, a career high ranking as well. You must feel pretty good about the way you're playing. Yeah, well, not in first set today, for sure. Yeah, I don't know. I'm just trying to go out there and enjoy and, you know, I feel so lucky to be playing tennis and every day I go on court. I appreciate it. I appreciate being healthy and, you know, again, just enjoying the sport. Final question. You seem to get the balance of tennis and your social life pretty nailed on. You just went and saw Kaleo. Tell us about that experience. Something you've been wanting to do for a while, isn't it? Well, I feel like it's my tradition already. I go to see him every year for the past three years whenever I can and always happy to join the band and I love, it's my favorite band in the world. I loved them for the past 10 years and to be able to go, we actually drove like one and a half hour from here with Sandra and it was a lot of fun and obviously there's a lot of stuff to do outside of tennis court, so I try to make the most out of it. All right, listen, well done. Good luck in the next round and we'll see you again soon. Well done. Come on, Scotts Duke, everybody.