Paolini falls to Kostyuk in Wimbledon quarterfinals, 6-3 6-2
Jasmine Paolini's Wimbledon run ended in the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Marta Kostyuk in 1 hour and 9 minutes.
Match summary
Jasmine Paolini, the 30-year-old Italian seeded 13th, lost to Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk 6-3, 6-2 on Centre Court at the All England Club. The match lasted 1 hour and 9 minutes, though one report timed it at 1 hour 8 minutes and another at 1 hour 10 minutes. Kostyuk, the 12th seed and world No. 13, never faced a break point and conceded only three games after the first set reached 2-2.
- Paolini leads 40-15 on serve but Kostyuk breaks back.
- Kostyuk holds serve and breaks again to take the set in 36 minutes.
- Kostyuk breaks Paolini's serve early in the second set.
- Kostyuk closes out 6-3, 6-2 after 1 hour 9 minutes.
Kostyuk's dominance
The 24-year-old from Kiev broke Paolini's serve in the fifth game of the opening set, coming back from 40-15 down. From that moment, Kostyuk controlled the rallies with deep returns and superior power. Paolini reached advantage on a return game only once all match. Kostyuk has now won 21 of her last 22 matches in 2026 and reached her first Wimbledon quarterfinal this year.
Paolini's resurgence
Paolini, a finalist here in 2024 when she lost to Barbora Krejcikova, arrived at Wimbledon after a difficult start to the season. She had spoken of regaining her tennis and determination after a win over Alexandra Eala. The quarterfinal run lifts her back into the WTA top 10. She will take a short break before the hard-court swing.
Semifinal lineup
Kostyuk will face Czech 21-year-old Linda Noskova, the ninth seed, who beat Belgium's Elise Mertens 6-3, 7-5 on Court 1. Kostyuk is aiming for her second Grand Slam semifinal after Roland Garros, where she lost to eventual champion Mirra Andreeva.
Cobolli's chance
Italian men's hope Flavio Cobolli plays British wildcard Arthur Fery later on Centre Court for a place in the semifinals. Cobolli, who beat Karen Khachanov and Alex de Minaur earlier, is targeting his second Slam semifinal after Roland Garros. Fery eliminated Grigor Dimitrov in the previous round. Queen Camilla watched the Paolini-Kostyuk match from the Royal Box.
