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TEN:Kostyuk keeps focus after missile hit near family home

Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk has cruised past Oksana ‌Selekhmeteva in the French Open's first round and said ‌she was proud of how she remained focused, even as the war in her country hit closer to home.

The 23-year-old Rouen and Madrid champion extended her winning streak on clay this season to 12 matches on Sunday with her 6-2 6-3 win over Selekhmeteva, who was born in Russia but switched allegiance to Spain ahead of this tournament.

But the 15th seed said the result was overshadowed by news of a missile strike near her parents' home ‌in Ukraine earlier ‌on Sunday.

Kyiv and surrounding areas were hit with hundreds of drones and missiles ​in one of the heaviest bombardments of the Ukrainian capital since Russia's invasion four years ago.

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