AUSTRALIAN OPEN : MEET MARTA KOSTYUK - - 15 YRS OLD - - THE YOUNGEST PLAYER TO REACH 3RD ROUND IN ANY GRAND SLAM IN 21 YEARS ! - Sports | Sports 24

AUSTRALIAN OPEN : MEET MARTA KOSTYUK, 15 YRS OLD , THE YOUNGEST PLAYER TO REACH 3RD ROUND IN ANY GRAND SLAM IN 21 YEARS !

"A star is born", writes the Australian Open @AustralianOpen.

"Tell me why, you advance to the third round of the Australian Open and you're just 15 years old ?" asks Sports Illustrated @SInow.

Marta Kostyuk @Marta_Kostyuk, only 15 years old, has mesmerized the tennis world today, as she makes her mark on tennis history becoming the youngest player to reach the 3rd Round of any Grand Slam in 21 years.

Marta Kostyuk, ranked a faraway 521st in the World, a virtual unknown - - with barely no information on her WTA professional profile, no profile photo, no birthplace, no height - - until today.

She embarked on an incredible wild run at the 2018 Australian Open, powering her way from qualifying and into the 3rd Round.

Marta Kostyuk is the first player born in 2002 to compete in a Grand Slam, ever.

"Age is nothing to me", aptly she declared, previously.

A star is born ⭐️#AusOpen @marta_kostyuk pic.twitter.com/JTrGsHzwYO
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 17, 2018

A new star is born!

1️⃣5️⃣-year-old qualifier @marta_kostyuk, playing in just her 9th pro tournament, defeats Rogowska 6-3, 7-5 to reach R3 at the AO!https://t.co/xPuzuhzgZE #USOpen pic.twitter.com/3ivcnDULGX
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) January 17, 2018

Teenage dreams

15-year-old Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk became the youngest woman to reach the 3R of a Grand Slam since 1997...but she's not done yet

Report in full: http://bit.ly/2FMfHot

#AusOpen
Posted by Australian Open on Wednesday, 17 January 2018

IN-CRED-I-BLE 🇺🇦🔥

15-year-old @marta_kostyuk becomes the youngest to reach 3R at a Grand Slam since 1997 d #Rogowska 6-3 7-5. #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/orKp97CK4m
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 17, 2018

TMW you advance to the third round of the Australian Open and you're just 15 years old

Congrats, Marta Kostyuk! pic.twitter.com/0Db4imdyuR
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) January 17, 2018

"Happy...just happy."

Take a bow, @marta_kostyuk 👏#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/lnPu391ujc
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 17, 2018

15-year-old Marta Kostyuk becomes the youngest player to reach the third round of the #AusOpen since 1996! 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/9aEKZFZnAr
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) January 17, 2018

Marta Kostyuk is just 15 and she's just made tennis history https://t.co/HaW7oSFRUI #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/DGFrwyaIuw
— telegraph_sport (@telegraph_sport) January 17, 2018

15-year-old @marta_kostyuk becomes the youngest player to reach the third round of the #AusOpen since 1997!

She beats Olivia Rogowska 6-3, 7-5. https://t.co/A3ZArStex3 pic.twitter.com/rHA1sqlTwi
— FirstpostSports (@FirstpostSports) January 17, 2018

First player born in 2002 to qualify for a Grand Slam ✅ Youngest player to win a main draw match at the #ausopen since Martina Hingis 22 years ago ✅ Into the third round ✅ It’s been an incredible AO2018 for @kostyukmarta, who defeated local hope Olivia Rogowska 6-3 7-5 at MCA.
A post shared by Australian Open (@australianopen) on Jan 16, 2018 at 5:57pm PST

Remember this name because it won’t be the last time you hear it! 15-year-old qualifier @kostyukmarta defeats Rogowska 6-3, 7-5 to reach R3 at the AO in just her 9th pro tournament. Give her a 👋 to welcome her to the big time! #usopen #martakostyuk #wta #tennis #protennis #instatennis #instasports #instawow #hugs
A post shared by US Open (@usopen) on Jan 16, 2018 at 5:52pm PST

“I thought I was going to melt!” 😅

[4] @ElinaSvitolina overcame being a set down and the heat to roll onto 3R, where she’ll take on Marta #Kostyuk. #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/XCzd3PXmwa
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 17, 2018

Eleven straight wins for 15-year-old @marta_kostyuk!

Defeats Rogowska 6-3, 7-5----> https://t.co/eMpEbE32GV #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/EFqeNE8GYa
— WTA (@WTA) January 17, 2018

Australian Open: 15-year-old Marta Kostyuk's run continues https://t.co/T4PmsXRwuF pic.twitter.com/4YTCbJO5q5
— CBC Sports (@cbcsports) January 17, 2018

Marta Kostyuk @Marta_Kostyuk, 15 years old, ranked #521 but junior world number two, beats Olivia Rogowska 6-3, 7-5 to reach the 3rd round of the #AusOpen. Incredible story. pic.twitter.com/9DyCoPIby1
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) January 17, 2018

Passed through my first GS qualifications with the best team. Main draw here I come!!❤️ @theljubicic @AustralianOpen pic.twitter.com/04eHbgDBWA
— Marta Kostyuk (@marta_kostyuk) January 14, 2018

What an upset!

15-year-old @marta_kostyuk downs #AusOpen 25th seed Peng 6-2, 6-2! pic.twitter.com/3bxarl1RqP
— WTA (@WTA) January 15, 2018

Winning 10 matches in a row in Melbourne can work up a sweat!@marta_kostyuk going for 11 today...#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/bWqZF6aROB
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 17, 2018

Get to know the players making their Grand Slam Main Draw debuts at the Australian Open - including last year's junior champion @marta_kostyuk --> https://t.co/pJGbuhUI2t pic.twitter.com/QqucqAuoIu
— WTA (@WTA) January 14, 2018

When you qualify for your first Grand Slam and then knock out the No. 25 seed in the opening round, all while still just 15 years old. 👏👏👏 @marta_kostyuk pic.twitter.com/WmK0lI6rVT
— ITF (@ITF_Tennis) January 15, 2018

"I was always good at it, but the thing is that I never liked it.”

How 15yo @marta_kostyuk’s complicated relationship with tennis has evolved @AustralianOpen.

She’s a hoot.

Read: https://t.co/hkND0FXK84 pic.twitter.com/76QsBYaLHw
— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) January 16, 2018

À 15 ans, Marta Kostyuk (521e) s'est qualifiée pour le second tour de l'Open d'Australie en battant la tête de série n°25, Shuai Peng https://t.co/quc7xZH0rV pic.twitter.com/pBLGlZD4Kt
— L'ÉQUIPE (@lequipe) January 15, 2018

No. 4-seed Elina Svitolina beats Katerina Siniakova in three sets—46, 62, 61—and will square off with 15-year-old Marta Kostyuk in Round 3 of the #AusOpen
— SI Tennis (@SI_Tennis) January 17, 2018

15 year old Marta Kostyuk gets cover treatment in the AO Daily today... and she's a couple games away from 3R. Youngest player to win a match at #AusOpen since Hingis in 1996 pic.twitter.com/LFGztAxaBJ
— Nick McCarvel (@NickMcCarvel) January 17, 2018

15 Year Old Marta Kostyuk ( @kostyukmarta ) is the youngest player in the @australianopen main draw. One year ago she was the AO Junior Champion #OneToWatch 🎾🇺🇦
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