Paris, May 31 -- Marta Kostyuk, the world number 15 and two-time WTA-level titlist, stunned former world number one and four-time champion Iga Swiatek, registering her first-ever French Open quarterfinal appearance on Sunday.

Kostyuk outclassed Swiatek 7-5, 6-1, which extended her win streak on clay surface to 16 matches this season, and she is the second women's player after Justine Henin in 2005, since the start of the WTA Rankings, to notch as many victories, as per the French Open's official website.

Kostyuk had failed to take a set in the past four matches against Swiatek. The Ukrainian tennis player put an end to Swiatek's hopes, with her wait for the first clay court in two years delayed even further. A brand new, first-time wome...