Marta Kostyuk plays the tennis quarter-finals at the Olympic Games. During a brief interruption, she shakes a leg. The fans celebrate the 22-year-old Ukrainian, who later loses to Croatia's Vekic.
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- Marta Kostyuk (WTA 19) advances to the tennis quarter-finals at the Olympic Games.
- During the match, she impresses the crowd with spontaneous dance moves during an interruption.
- She loses the match against Donna Vekic (WTA 21) from Croatia in three sets 4:6, 6:2, 6:7 (8:10).
There are songs that make you want to dance even in high-pressure situations. Tennis ace Marta Kostyuk is playing the quarter-finals at the Olympic Games when the stadium speakers play "Uptown Funk" by Bruno Mars.
The 22-year-old Ukrainian uses the brief interruption for an intuitive dance routine after winning the second set 6:2. She quickly wins over the crowd with her moves. She is celebrated frenetically by the fans in the stands, she is delighted.
The result was less pleasing. The world number 19 loses to Croatia's Donna Vekic (WTA 21) in three sets and has to bow out of Paris.
