Victory and defeat, isn’t that what tennis is all about? The taste of glory at a 1000 or Grand Slam, the thrill of inching closer to World No. 1, to sit above the rest in points. But the climb is brutal. The physical toll is relentless. Marta Kostyuk knows it all too well. She came off a rocky end to her Canadian Open, forced to withdraw in the quarterfinals against Elena Rybakina after injuring her wrist. The match ended with a devastating handshake at 1-2 (in Rybakina’s favor) in the second set, Kostyuk in tears as she walked away after coming so far. And now in Ohio, the same cruel twist of fate.

Wimbledon champion, Iga Swiatek, in the round of 32, was already a mountain to climb. But the Ukrainian started strong in her opening round, crushing Tatjana Maria 6-0, 6-1. Then the wrist

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